2024-UNAT-1423, Rajiv Kumar Chawla
The UNAT held that a procedural flaw occurred during the recruitment process due to the inappropriate screening of educational requirements. Specifically, the UNAT highlighted that the Hiring Manager failed to verify if the candidates’ degrees were in fields related to Supply Chain Management, business administration/management, instead considering all of them eligible in respect of educational requirements. Nevertheless, highlighting that the former staff member was, unlike 16 other candidates, neither recommended for the position, nor rostered for future similar vacancies, the UNAT held...