New Delhi, July 14, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Delhi High Court has held as “unsustainable” a Sikh woman candidate being prevented from appearing in a competitive examination till she removed her metallic kara (bangle) despite reaching the examination centre before the closing time in terms of the admit card.
The petitioner, who challenged the denial of permission to her to appear in the PGT-Economics (Female) examination, argued that the authorities’ action cannot be sustained based on their defence that there was already a notification informing the candidate desirous of wearing a kara and/or kirpan, to reach the examination centre at least one hour before the reporting time as such notification was notified only two days after the examination was held.
Justice Rekha Palli said that it was “highly unfortunate” that a specialised body like the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), which regularly holds examinations with a large number of Sikh candidates, did not bother to take timely action to inform the candidates that if they were desirous of wearing a kara and/or kirpan, they were required to reach the examination centre at least one hour before the reporting time.
The court thus directed DSSSB to ensure that adequate notice, which is well in advance, is given concerning the additional requirement to reach the examination centre one hour before the reporting time in case a candidate is wearing a kara and/or kirpan so that no undue hardship is caused to them. The court said that it expected all other recruiting agencies as well to take appropriate steps in this regard well before the conduct of the examinations.
It is worth mentioning here that minorities whether Sikhs, Christians, Muslims or Dalits are victims of Hindus extremism, narrow-mindedness and state sponsored terrorism since long in India. In fact, Modi government does not want to see progress of Sikhs in Hindu Rashtra. Intensity of such attack will continue until Sikhs will submit to Indian grand design of accepting Brahmin Supremacy and forgo demand of Khalistan movement.
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