Provide counselling schedule in recruitment ads, HC to state Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 13 In a first, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the State of Punjab to frame a policy for providing tentative counselling schedule in its advertisements for carrying out recruitment. The High Court has also suggested making mandatory the furnishing of mobile numbers by candidates in application forms for ensuing intimation. Justice Rajesh Bindal has also ruled that the process of recruiting medical laboratory technicians in Punjab was unfair as the gap between notification of counselling schedule and declaration of result was two years. The ruling came on a petition by Ajay Chabbra. An advertisement for recruiting medical laboratory technicians was issued in July 2011. The written test was held in December 2011; but the result was declared only in December, 2013. The counselling was scheduled fixed from January 2, 2014, to January 13, 2014. The petitioner’s contention was that he remained unaware of the counselling schedule, as he met with an accident on January 4, 2014 and was advised bed rest for 10 days. Justice Bindal asserted: “It has been noticed in many cases pertaining to selection that process takes years together. Sometimes, it is difficult for the candidates to keep track thereof. The schedule is either notified in the newspaper, limited in number, or uploaded on the website. “It cannot be disputed that more than 60 per cent of the population in Punjab lives in villages and consequently the candidates are from rural areas, where availability of newspapers and internet facility is limited, besides the resources of the candidates. “If under these circumstances, on account of unavoidable reason, a candidate is not able to appear in the counselling, he can lose opportunity of employment. The suffering is more in case it is found that the candidate is high up in the merit on the basis of marks secured in the written test and may not get employment only for the reason that he could not appear in the counselling. As a result, the candidates, who are less meritorious, may get opportunity of employment…. Directing the notification of a fresh date for candidates who missed counselling, Justice Bindal added: “Keeping in view the factors and limited number of job opportunities available, in my opinion, it would be appropriate if the state frames a policy for providing tentative schedule in the advertisement itself pertaining to various steps in the process of selection so that none of the candidates, who may be more meritorious, misses the opportunity only because of lack of knowledge…. One of the modes for communication to the candidates can be by sending SMS by making it mandatory for them to furnish mobile number in the application form for the process
Posted on: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:07:45 +0000
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