The Delhi High Court addressed the impact of digital-era technical errors on government recruitments. ISSUE - whether a candidate’s clerical mistake in an online application form could override their substantive eligibility and merit as a Primary Teacher.

HELD - that genuine qualifications must take precedence over minor procedural lapses, directing KVS to appoint the deserving candidate while criticizing rigid bureaucratic practices.

Key Takeaways:

✅ Substantive merit overrides trivial application errors.

✅ The law must prioritize fairness over technicalities.

✅ Recruitment authorities should ensure accessible and accurate application processes.

Statutes:

✅ Constitution of India, Article 14 (Right to Equality)

✅ Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Act, 2019

✅ Recruitment Advertisement No. 16/2022

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