Service Law – Age relaxation – When not entitled to – Applications invited by appellant for various posts including the post of PGT (English) Female – As per the advertisement, age relaxation of five years permissible for Govt. Servant and departmental candidates – Claimed by Respondent, a Teacher (Primary) in South Delhi Municipal Corporation – OA allowed by CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi – Affirmed by High Court – Held: Respondent, as an employee of the autonomous body i.e. the Corporation, is not entitled to age relaxation either as a departmental candidate or as a government servant – Further, the Circular of the Government of India dtd. 27.3.12 made it clear that the benefit of age relaxation is only meant for civil employees of the Central Government and not to the employees of the autonomous bodies, public sector undertakings etc. – High Court quoted a wrong provision relating to subsequent advertisement – Respondent not entitled to age relaxation as she cannot be considered as a departmental candidate for appointment by way of direct recruit – Orders passed by the High Court and Central Administrative Tribunal, set aside.
Jai Prakash Wadhwa & Ors. vs Lt. Governor, Delhi Admn. & Anr. (1997) 11 SCC 174 – referred to.
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