No HC relief for man denied RBI job over non-matching thumb prints

Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant relief to a 27-year-old man who h challenged an RBI order denying him employment on ground that his biometric thumb prints were inconsistent and did t match with original each time y were taken. A bench of Justices Akil Kureshi and SJ Kathawalla said "it wasn't possible for court to carry out any furr incisive inquiries" in case.

Petitioner Akshay Sapkal h approached HC saying he suffered from a "seasonal skin disorder called hyperhydrosis" that caused skin of his palm to peel off and, refore, his bio-metric thumb impressions remained inconsistent. As per his plea, filed through his lawyer Ashish Giri, Sapkal applied for post of an assistant with Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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He cleared a preliminary online exam conducted by authorities in December 2016, and was n asked to appear for main written examination. Before being allowed into exam centre, candidates were asked to give ir biometric thumb impression and y were also photographed.

After exam, when candidates came out of centre, y were required to give ir biometric thumb impression again and this time Sapkal's thumb impression did t match original impression taken same morning. Sapkal, however, narrated his plight to authorities present re and gave a written undertaking with a physical thumb impression to prove his bonafide.

Subsequently, in May next year, he was called for second st of exam, a langu proficiency test, which he cleared. However, at test centre, his biometric thumb impressions taken at time of entry and exit did t match with each or, or with original taken for very first time.

vocate Giri told HC that even at this test centre, photographs of all candidates were taken. Sapkal wrote several times to RBI explaining his situation but in July that year, RBI informed him that he could t be appointed to post of assistant despite having cleared his tests, due to biometric inconsistencies.

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On Tuesday, RBI opposed his petition, saying that since Sapkal was aware of his medical condition before he sat for exam, he should have informed authorities well in vance. RBI and staff at exam centre would n have me or arrangements to establish Sapkal's bonafide, RBI submitted.

bench took te of fact that Sapkal h failed to make any prior declaration to authorities of his condition and said, refore, it couldn't grant Sapkal any relief.