One-liner: In an unusual case, the legal fight of a man to get appointed as a Deputy Collector, the post for which examinations were held 37 years ago, in Uttar Pradesh came to an end on Tuesday in the Supreme Court which recorded that he has demitted present office in 2019 on attaining the age of superannuation.
Appeal allowed: The top court allowed the appeal of the UP govt against the 2014 verdict of the Allahabad HC which had asked it to appoint Chunni Lal, since retired as Deputy Transport Commissioner, as the Deputy Collector.
History of the case: As per the history of the case, the selection process for 35 posts of Deputy Collector was initiated by the UP Public Service Commission and examinations were held in 1985.
Another man wins: Meanwhile, one Ajay Shankar Pandey moved the HC and won the case for being appointed as the Deputy Collector in 1989 in the general category, and consequently, the UPPSC withdrew the recommendation made in favour of Chunni Lal, who then knocked on the doors of the HC.
Top court opinion: While deciding the appeal, the top court said that Chunni Lal, the original writ petitioner, retired in the post of Deputy Transport Commissioner on Aug 31, 2019, on attaining the age of superannuation.