OLGA GEORGE, M D(HOM) Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU; TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; COMMISSIONER,DIRECTORATE OF INDIAN MEDICINE AND HOMEOPATHY; SENTHIL KUMARAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC), the second respondent herein, has issued an advertisement in Advertisement No.208, dated 29.07.2009, inviting applications from eligible candidates for direct recruitment to various posts, including 10 posts of Professor (Homeopathy).

(2.) The petitioner applied for the post of Professor (Homeopathy). The 4th respondent is also one of the applicants. While the petitioner belongs to Other Community (Category), the 4th respondent belongs to Most Backward Community.

(3.) The selection is based on written test and oral test. Based on the marks obtained in the written test and oral test, rank list for the post of Professor (Homeopathy) in the Department of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy in Tamil Nadu Medical Service 2007-2008 was published. The said rank list contains the names of 23 candidates based on the marks obtained in the written examination and oral test. The petitioner has been ranked at Serial No.5 while the 4th respondent at Sl.No.17. Besides indicating the marks obtained in the written test and oral test, the rank list also indicates the community to which the candidate belongs.