CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Vs. REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
LAWS(SC)-2016-4-122
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on April 13,2016

CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Appellant
VERSUS
Registrar General Of The High Court Of Delhi Respondents

JUDGEMENT

- (1.) This Court on 14th December, 2015, regard being had to the assertions made in the writ petitions, had requested Justice P.V. Reddi, formerly a Judge of this Court and the former Chairman of Law Commission of India, to accept the assignment for re-examination of the answer scripts.
(2.) On the basis of the order passed by this Court, Justice P.V. Reddy undertook the task of re-examination of the answer scripts and submitted a Report. The said Report has been accepted vide order dated 10th March, 2016. After accepting the Report, the Court had stated thus:- "Regard being had to the aforesaid report, we request the High Court of Delhi to hold the interview within four weeks. The Committee that had conducted the interview, is requested to conduct the interview of the aforesaid twelve candidates. The Chief Secretary and the other authority, who are supposed to participate in the interview, shall be guided about the dates fixed by the High Court and not take any kind of excuse. The candidates shall be intimated forthwith by all possible means. It is submitted by Mr. A.D.N. Rao that in the earlier Selection Committee, nominee of the Lieutenant Governor was there, who was earlier the Law Secretary of the Delhi Government. In the meantime, she has become a District Judge. In view of the above said position, the Lieutenant Governor shall nominate someone else as a nominee so that the Selection Committee can meet. We request the Lieutenant Governor to nominate a suitable member within a week hence. After conducting the interview, the results of the interview shall be filed before this Court by 25th April, 2016."
(3.) Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel appearing for the Registrar General of the High Court has filed the results of the interview. As per the Report, twelve candidates were to appear in the interview, but one candidate did not appear and hence, eleven were interviewed. All the eleven candidates have been found suitable. The respondents are at liberty to issue letters of appointment to the selected candidates.;


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