Supreme Court Stays Goa Weightlifting Coach Selection After Woman Alleges Bias In Recruitment Process
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The Supreme Courtroom has issued keep the number of a weightlifting coach underneath the Sports activities Authority of Goa after a lady candidate alleged unfair bias. The bench issued a keep, calling for an in depth response.
The Supreme Courtroom issued keep on the choice course of for a weightlifting coach underneath the Sports activities Authority of Goa after a lady candidate raised allegations of bias.
A bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ok V Viswanathan issued notices to the sports activities authority and others in response to the lady’s plea concerning the recruitment.
She contested the integrity of the choice course of, highlighting that her former coach in opposition to whom she had beforehand lodged a harassment grievance was serving as one of many examiners.
The bench acknowledged,
“Permission to file the particular depart petition, is granted… Problem discover, returnable inside six weeks. Within the meantime, the order impugned dated June 23, 2025 handed by the excessive court docket shall stay stayed.”
Advocate Salvador Santosh Rebello, representing the petitioner, argued that the previous coach’s function as an examiner compromised the equity of the choice course of, citing private bias and prior misconduct.
He famous that the Goa authorities acknowledged her considerations and determined to conduct the bodily and ability assessments once more with unbiased evaluators.
Nevertheless, the Bombay Excessive Courtroom reversed this resolution with out listening to the petitioner and ordered the written take a look at to proceed as initially deliberate.
The recruitment, which was marketed in February 2024, concerned a three-stage course of consisting of a bodily health take a look at, a sensible take a look at, and a written examination.
Each the petitioner and one other feminine candidate handed the bodily take a look at, however the petitioner alleged bias and claimed her competitor acquired an unfair benefit.
She talked about,
“The assessments had been recorded and video graphed,”
She maintained {that a} thorough evaluation would uncover bias and procedural irregularities. Within the subsequent ability take a look at, the petitioner acquired solely 17.5 % of the marks, falling beneath the qualifying threshold, whereas her rival scored 23.5 % and superior within the choice course of.
Case Title: VAISHNAVI S. UGADEKAR Versus THE STATE OF GOA AND ORS., Diary No. 35054-2025
