Sh. Tribhuwan v. Bank of India & Anr

Delhi High Court · 29 Jan 2018 · 2018:DHC:657
Sunil Gaur
W.P.(C) 783/2018
2018:DHC:657
administrative other

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The Delhi High Court directed the Bank of India to pass a reasoned order on the petitioner's representation challenging annulment of his selection due to date of birth discrepancy, ensuring procedural fairness.

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W.P.(C) 783/2018
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Order: January 29, 2018
W.P.(C) 783/2018 & CM 3338/2018
SH. TRIBHUWAN ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. G.C. Yadav, Advocate
VERSUS
BANK OF INDIA & ANR .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Jagat Arora and Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocates
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR O R D E R (ORAL)
JUDGMENT

1. Petitioner is a Peon with respondent-Bank, who had applied for the post of Sepoy and was interviewed on 19th July, 2014. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner was duly selected and sent for Medical Examination, which he had cleared and respondent-Bank vide letters of 19th and 23rd August, 2014 had sought verification of petitioner’s antecedents and thereafter, had annulled petitioner’s selection on the post of Sepoy on 30th June, 2015 due to discrepancy in the date of his birth. Petitioner claims to have made a Representation of 11th August, 2015 to respondent to clarify about his date of birth, but there was no response and thereafter Legal Notice (Annexure A-9 colly.) was sent to respondent-Bank on 3rd November, 2017, but it has not been responded to. 2018:DHC:657 W.P.(C) 783/2018

2. In the facts and circumstances of this case, it is deemed appropriate to dispose of this petition with direction to respondent-Bank to pass a speaking order within a period of six weeks on petitioner’s Legal Notice (Annexure A-9) while treating it to be a Representation and fate of petitioner’s Legal Notice/Representation (Annexure A-9) be conveyed to petitioner within a week thereafter, so that petitioner may avail of remedies as available in law, if need be.

3. With aforesaid directions, this petition and the application are disposed of.

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