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‘ChPT official can apply for Kamarajar Port MD post’
The Madras High Court has clarified that Cyril C George, Deputy Chairman of Chennai Port Trust (ChPT), is entitled to apply for the post of Managing Director, Kamarajar Port Limited and directed the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) to permit him to take part in the interview.
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Justice T Raja, who allowed the writ petition, filed by George, in his order, said, “Rejecting his candidature on the ground that he is working in an autonomous institution discharging a similar nature of duty is wholly illogical. To put it otherwise, once a person found eligible on the basis of his qualifications and experience, whether he is working in an autonomous institution or Public-Sector Undertaking cannot be the criteria.”
“Therefore, rejecting the candidature of the petitioner is wholly untenable, unreasonable and will not pass the test of Article 14 of the Constitution,” the judge said.
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