High court dismisses petition challenging recruitment in UPPCL

ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad high court has dismissed a petition challenging advertisement for recruitment of 623 posts of technical grade (electrical) in the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL).

Justice Abhinava Upadhya dismissed the petition filed by Sunil Kumar who had applied for the post.

On April 26, 2016 the PCL advertised the posts and as per advertisement candidates must have certificates of DOEACC, a computer course.

However, the department issued a modified advertisement on May 3 by which it done away with the need of computer knowledge and introduced minus marking system in written exam.

The petitioner’s contention was that once posts had been advertised then conditions of recruitment could not be modified after the commencement of recruitment process.

Advocate Ayank Mishra appearing for the PCL argued that no right of petitioner accrued just by applying for a post and since the rules changed therefore, advertisement were rightly modified in accordance with the law.

The bench dismissed the petition while observing, “The contention of the petitioner has to be rejected out rightly as no right accrues on merely applying pursuant to an advertisement. It is to be noted that even after being brought in the select list, no right accrues to the candidates.”