UMESH CHANDRA SHUKLA K S MOHI JAIPAL SINGH MALIK RAJ KUMAR JAIN SURAJ BHAN RAKESH GARG A K CHATURVEDI Vs. UNION OF INDIA :UNION OF INDIA :ADMINISTRATOR LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI :UNION OF INDIA:ADMINISTRATOR UNION TERRITORY OF DELHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE Judgment of the court was delivered by

(2.) IN these petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution the petitioners have challenged the validity of the proceedings relating to the competitive examination held by the High court of Delhi for the purpose of recruiting candidates for filling the posts in the Delhi Judicial Service in the year 1984 and of the final list of selected candidates at that examination. The petitioner in Transfer Case 61 of 1985, which was also heard along with the above petitions, had filed earlier a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution before the High court of Delhi for the very same relief. That writ petition was withdrawn by an order made under Article 139-A of the Constitution for being disposed of along with the Writ Petition filed in this court.

(3.) THE marks obtained in the Viva Voce have to be added to the marks obtained in the written papers and the candidate's rank depends on the aggregate of both. Rule 16 of the Rules provides that after the written test, the High court shall arrange the names of the candidates in order of merit and these names shall be sent to the Selection Committee. THE constitution of the Selection Committee is described by Rule 5 of the Rules. It provides that for purposes of recruitment to the Delhi Judicial Service there shall be a Selection Committee consisting of the following: