Admit card cancelled due to ineligibility for the post. I submitted the application form on 12.05.2024 for the post of pharmacist. The result of final examination of B. Pharma was declared on 19.05.2024. I qualified that examination and appeared in the preliminary examination which was held in the month of December 2024. When I submitted mains examination form and preparing for that examination my admit card for mains was cancelled. Authority says that on the last date of filling of examination form I was not qualified B. Pharma examination. Examination was conducted in February 2024 and result was declared on 19.05.2024 so that I possessed bachelor decree when the pre-examination was held. In the advertisement no cut of date was mentioned. The examination authority has wrongly cancelled my admit card because I possess essential qualification. In this situation what should I do? I want to move high court for direction to issue admit card. My opportunity has been cancelled by the authority.
Asked from: Maharashtra
You did not have the required qualification on the last date for submitting the examination form. If the advertisement did not mention a specific date for obtaining the qualification, then the last date for submitting the form is considered the cut-off date. This rule has been confirmed by the Supreme Court in Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission vs. Alpana (1994) 2 SCC 723, and State of Gujarat vs. Arvind Kumar Tiwari (2012) 9 SCC 545.
Therefore, the law is clear regarding the date by which candidates must have the required qualification. You received your B. Pharma degree on 19.05.2024, but the last date to submit the examination form was 12.05.2024. You wrongly stated in the form that you already had the degree. This amounts to fraud because you knowingly gave false information.
Given these facts, if you go to the High Court under Article 226 to request a writ of mandamus, your case will be dismissed. This is because you obtained the required qualification after the submission of examination form. The decision made by the examination authority is correct. The mistake was yours, as you misrepresented yourself as a degree holder when you were not qualified at the time of application. Admit card cancelled due to ineligibility for the post is proper
