Age cannot be a criteria to shortlist govt job seekers, rules High Court
Age cannot be a criteria to shortlist govt job seekers, rules High Court
The competency of a candidate for a particular job can only be decided on the basis of his/her educational qualification, experience or marks obtained in an examination or interview and not by the age.
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The judgement came on a petition against the decision by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to shortlist the applicants for teaching jobs in the OBC category.
The court rejected the MCD decision as "unconstitutional and violative of fundamental rights of others who were not shortlisted".
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