DEEPAK THAKUR(Not Applicable) vs UOI AND ANR(Not Applicable) — CWP/15374/2025

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan GoelView PDF

Case Summary: CWP 15374/2025 Court Decision: The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed Deepak Thakur's petition seeking appointment as Assistant Registrar at IIT Mandi. The court held that without a statutory requirement to maintain a waiting list in IIT's recruitment norms, the petitioner—ranked 4th overall but not in the final selection list of 3—cannot claim the unfilled posts left vacant when selected candidates failed to join. Key Reasoning: The court distinguished between candidates already on the selection panel (who have certain protections) and unsuccessful candidates outside it. Since IIT's Non-Faculty Staff Recruitment Norms 2016 contain no waiting list provision, and the petitioner was never selected, he has no legal right to claim vacancies arising from non-joining of selected candidates. The court noted this aligns with Supreme Court precedent that employers cannot be compelled to create waiting lists absent statutory requirements. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan GoelView PDF

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan GoelView PDF

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan GoelView PDF

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal DuaView PDF

Admission After Notice

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal DuaView PDF

Admission After Notice

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua

Hon'ble Ms. Justice Jyotsna Rewal DuaView PDF

Notice Before Admission

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satyen Vaidya

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satyen VaidyaView PDF

First hearing

Initial hearing scheduled

Case filed

Registration No. CWP/15374/2025