Dr Sachin Kumar vs National Institute Educational ...

ik-96040828 Delhi High Court 22 December 2025 • 30 min read

Judges (2)

C. Hari Shankar Coram Om Prakash Shukla Delivered

Counsel (14)

Ambica Sood Counsel Petitioner Amitesh Kumar Counsel Respondent Ankit Choudhary Counsel Respondent Megha Gaur Counsel Respondent Pankaj Kumar Ray Counsel Respondent Parmanand Gaur Counsel Respondent Priti Kumari Counsel Respondent Raj Kumar Counsel Respondent Rishabh Sharma Counsel Petitioner Ritik Raghuwanshi Counsel Petitioner Sumit Choudhary Counsel Respondent Swathi Sukumar Counsel Petitioner Vandana Sachdeva Counsel Respondent Vibhav Mishra Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration Respondent Dr Sachin Kumar Petitioner

Case Significance

Dr Sachin Kumar vs National Institute Educational ... is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 22, 2025 (citation: ik-96040828). A PwBD candidate challenged his non-selection for Assistant Professor at NIEPA, where the recruitment was based solely on a 100% interview process without structured evaluation criteria. The court quashed the advertisement and the subsequent conversion of the PwBD vacancy to an EWS-PwBD post, directing NIEPA to re-advertise the post within eight weeks, retaining its original PwBD horizontal reservation character. The bench comprised Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla. The judgment was delivered by Justice Om Prakash Shukla.

Summary

A PwBD candidate challenged his non-selection for Assistant Professor at NIEPA, where the recruitment was based solely on a 100% interview process without structured evaluation criteria. The court quashed the advertisement and the subsequent conversion of the PwBD vacancy to an EWS-PwBD post, directing NIEPA to re-advertise the post within eight weeks, retaining its original PwBD horizontal reservation character.

What was the outcome of Dr Sachin Kumar vs National Institute Educational ...?

A PwBD candidate challenged his non-selection for Assistant Professor at NIEPA, where the recruitment was based solely on a 100% interview process without structured evaluation criteria. The court qua...

Judgment

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