Delhi High Court Directs AIIMS to Process OBC-NCL Driver Candidate

The Delhi High Court dismissed AIIMS' challenge to a Central Administrative Tribunal order concerning recruitment of a driver under the OBC non-creamy-layer category and directed the institution to process the candidate's appointment within eight weeks.

Background and legal issue

The Delhi High Court dismissed AIIMS' challenge to a Central Administrative Tribunal order concerning recruitment of a driver under the OBC non-creamy-layer category and directed the institution to process the candidate's appointment within eight weeks. The candidate had ranked fifth in the examination, but AIIMS rejected his certificate because it was not issued within the initially prescribed period. The Court noted that the certificate established the relevant status and that AIIMS itself had granted additional time to produce documentation. The ruling combines substantive reservation eligibility with procedural fairness and prevents a technically rigid certificate-date objection from defeating an otherwise established category claim.

Why it matters

The legal effect is confined to the ruling or procedural development reported here. Party allegations and submissions are not treated as established facts unless expressly adjudicated.

Practical consequence

The parties and authorities must proceed in accordance with the operative legal position described above.

Source: Original report