Allahabad High Court
SUSHILA MAURYAversusSTATE OF UP AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANISH KUMAR NIGAM
Holding
The Court held that the petitioner must first obtain correction of the erroneous experience certificate from the issuing authorities before the Commission can verify and consider her eligibility.
Summary
The petitioner, Sushila Maurya, filed a writ petition seeking that the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission treat her as a qualified candidate for the post of Health Worker (Mahila) by awarding 15 marks for her contractual service, despite a wrong roll number on her experience certificate. The petitioner argued that the incorrect roll number led the Commission to disregard her experience, and she had filed a representation for correction. The respondent Commission contended that it has no role in correcting the certificate, which must be done by the issuing authorities (respondents No.3 and 4) before the Commission can verify and forward the matter. The Court directed the petitioner to approach the issuing authorities within three days for correction, after which the corrected certificate should be verified and forwarded to the Commission within a week. The petition was disposed of, granting the petitioner liberty to seek redress from the appropriate authorities.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate remedy for a petitioner whose experience certificate contains an incorrect roll number affecting eligibility for a government appointment?
- Does the Subordinate Service Selection Commission have the authority to correct or consider the erroneous certificate without prior correction by the issuing authorities?
Subjects
- writ petition
- service selection
- experience certificate
- roll number correction
- appointment
- administrative law
- Uttar Pradesh
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 15524 of 2026
Sushila Maurya
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Up And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Siddharth Khare, Sr. Advocate
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Siddharth Singhal
Court No. - 33
HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J.
1. This writ petition has been filed seeking following relief :-
"a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the UP-
Subordinate Service Selection Commission, Lucknow to treat the
petitioner as a duly qualified candidate for the post of Health Worker
(Mahila) in pursuance to notification no.11 - Examination/2024 after
awarding 15 marks to the petitioner on the basis of her contractual
service under District Program Manager (National Health Mission),
Chandauli.
a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondent
to permit the petitioner participation in the process of document
verification and recommendations of her name for appointment after
taking into account the aforesaid weightage of marks on contractual
service rendered by the petitioner."
2. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that because on the
experience certificate, a wrong roll number has been mentioned, claim for
experience is not being considered by the Commission. In this regard, it
has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner
has filed a representation.
3. Shri Siddharth Singhal, learned counsel appearing for the respondent -
Commission has submitted that Commission has no role in this matter,
whatever the material is provided by the State Government, the
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Commission has act upon the same for further verification. In case wrong
roll number has been mentioned in the certificate issued by respondents
No.3 and 4, the same can be corrected by both the authorities and
thereafter respondent no.2 has to verify the same and send it to the
Commission for further consideration.
4. In view of the matter, the writ petition stands disposed of with liberty
to the petitioner to approach respondents no.3 and 4 within three days
from today for redressal of her grievances and in case petitioner
approaches respondents no.3 and 4 within time stipulated, her grievances
will be considered and decided within a week thereafter by respondents
No.3 and 4, in accordance with law, after providing opportunity of
hearing to all the concerned parties provided there is no other legal
impediment.
5. In case certificate is corrected, the same will be forwarded to
respondent no.2 for further action.
6. After verification of the same, respondent no. 2 shall forward the same
before U.P. Subordinate Service Selection Commission, Lucknow and
this exercise has to be completed within a period of one week from the
date on which respondent no. 2 receive the certificate from respondent no.
3 & 4.
(Manish Kumar Nigam,J.)
September 24, 2026
Rishabh
Digitally signed by :-
RISHABH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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