Allahabad High Court
RAVINDER KUMARversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
A belated application for the examination cannot be entertained and the petition must be dismissed.
Summary
Ravinder Kumar filed a writ petition seeking permission to participate in the 2025 Assistant Teacher Trained Graduate Grade Mains Examination, alleging that his application was not considered because it was received after the deadline. The respondents, the State of U.P. and two others, argued that the examination had already been held and that the deadline was mandatory. The Court examined the Full Bench decision in Rajendra Patel v. State of U.P. (AIR 2015 Allahabad 161), which upheld strict compliance with application deadlines. Applying that precedent, the Court held that a belated application could not be entertained without violating the established rule. Consequently, the petition was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Can a petitioner be allowed to appear for a mains examination after the examination has already been conducted?
- Can a late submission of an application form be condoned in view of the Full Bench precedent in Rajendra Patel v. State of U.P.?
Subjects
- examination eligibility
- application deadline
- writ petition
- administrative law
- precedent
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6037 of 2026
Ravinder Kumar
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Daya Shankar Singh, Pankaj Kumar
Ojha
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mahendra Narain Singh
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1.Heard Sri Pankaj Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri
S.K.Om, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. Prayer of the petitioner to participate in the Mains Examination for the
post of Assistant Teacher Trained Graduate Grade (Male/Female Branch)
Examination, 2025, cannot be allowed since it has already been taken
place. Otherwise also, hard copy of application form was received at the
office of concern respondent after the last date which cannot be diluted in
terms of a Full Bench judgment passed by this Court in Rajendra Patel
Vs. State of U.P. & Anr, AIR 2015 Allahabad 161.
3. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
May 7, 2026
SB
Digitally signed by :-
SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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