EWS can’t seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts like SC,ST, OBC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that aspirants belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) cannot claim parity with the SC/ST/OBC candidates over relaxations in the upper age limit and the number of permissible attempts in appointments under the Central government.

A Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan noted that the handicaps faced by socially backward classes and economically deprived classes are not the same. “The EWS category cannot claim automatic parity with SC/ST/OBC in ancillary considerations such as age relaxation or enhanced attempts,” said the Bench.