Pursuant to Advertisement No. 1/13, Ms.
Preeti Sharma applied for the post of the Special Education Teachers (Post Code
01/13). In the application form/OMR sheet, Ms. Preeti Sharma inadvertently left
the CTET column blank despite the fact that she was CTET qualified and had CTET
pass certificate prior to the prescribed cutoff date. Delhi Subordinate
Services Selection Board (DSSSB), consequently, rejected the candidature of Ms.
Preeti Sharma. Being aggrieved, she preferred an Original Application (O.A. No.1383/2013)
before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi. Vide Order
dated 21.02.2017, the said Original Application was allowed and the DSSSB was
directed to consider the candidature of Ms. Preeti Sharma. DSSSB, instead of
implementing the said Order dated 21.02.2017, challenged the same before the
Hon’ble Delhi High Court by way of a writ petition [W.P. (C) No. 5777/2018].
Anuj Aggarwal
& Tenzing Thinlay Lepcha, Advocates, appearing for Ms. Preeti Sharma,
submitted that a bonafide mistake may not be awarded with the punishment of
rejection of candidature. It was also submitted that there is acute scarcity of
qualified Special Education Teachers in the Delhi Government Schools and,
therefore, the candidature of a qualified candidate may not be rejected on such
trivial ground.
Hon'ble Mr. Justice
Vipin Sanghi & Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Chawla, vide Order dated 08 March
2019, accepted the submissions made on behalf of Ms. Preeti Sharma. It was also
observed by the Hon’ble Court that there is a dire need of appointing qualified
Special Education Teachers in Delhi Government Schools. The Hon’ble Court
directed the DSSSB to consider the candidature of Ms. Preeti Sharma for appointment
on the post of Special Education Teacher.
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