SENAPATI HARTHI DHARMARAO Vs. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SOUTH), FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA, ZONAL OFFICE (SOUTH) NO. 3, HADDOWS ROAD CHENNAI-600006

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the impugned communication dtd. 21/9/2021, sent by the 2nd respondent on behalf of the 1st respondent and for a consequential direction to the 1st respondent to accept the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Assistant Grade-II (Hindi).

(2.) The case of the petitioner is that the Food Corporation of India issued an advertisement for recruitment to various posts across India during the year 2019. The petitioner applied for the post of Assistant Grade-II (Hindi), South Zone on 5/3/2019. The qualification that was prescribed under the notification is as follows:

(3.) The further case of the petitioner is that she completed undergraduation from Andhra University with the foundation courses Chemistry, Zoology and Biotechnology and her second language was Hindi both in the first year as well as in the second year. Thereafter, the petitioner also completed her post-graduation in functional Hindi (MA-Hindi). That apart, the petitioner also obtained a degree issued by Hindi Prachar Sabha, Hyderabad as Hindi Pandit (Hindi Shikshak). According to the petitioner, this degree is equivalent to B.A., degree as per G.O.Ms.No.1415/1970, issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The same status has also been given by the Government of India, through proceedings dtd. 18/2/1970.