HC upholds decision of Chennai Metro authority to deny job to 'overqualified' woman

The Madras High Court Thursday upheld the rejection of candidature of a woman, who had applied for job, by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. on the ground that she was overqualified.

Justice S Vaidyanathan dismissed the petition by R Lakshmi Prabha challenging the CMRL order rejecting her application for the posts of Train Operator, Station Controller, Junior Engineer (Station).

While the educational qualification prescribed for the posts was Diploma in Engineering, the woman was a B.E graduate.

Referring to the CMRL advertisement, the judge observed that candidates whose qualification is more than the requirement for a post are not entitled to claim employment.

In his order, the judge said, "In this case, the minimum required qualification has been clearly described with further indication that overqualified candidates need not apply."