MAHAVEER SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PRAFULLA C. Pant, J. All these four Special Appeals are directed against judgment and order dated 26-06-2004 passed by learned Sin gle Judge of this Court, whereby Writ Pe tition No. 1300 (S/s) of 2003 with Writ Petition No. 1341 (S/s) of 2003, Writ Pe tition No. 1379 (S/s) of 2003, Writ Peti tion No. 1418 (S/s) of 2003, Writ Peti tion No. 303 (S/s) of 2003, Writ Petition No. 1378 (S/s) of 2003, Writ Petition No. 1333 (S/s) of 2003 and Writ Petition No. . 1334 (S/s) of 2003 have been dismissed.

(2.) BRIEF facts of the case are that the respondent Regional Joint Director, Edu cation, Garhwal Mandal, Pauri, issued an advertisement on June 24, 2002 for se lection and recruitment for 89 posts of Assistant Teachers (Physical Education ). The said advertisement was issued under the provisions of U. P Subordinate Edu cation (Trained Graduate Teachers) Serv ices Rules, 1983. According to the peti tioners, in the said advertisement, quali fications required for the post shown, were different from those mentioned in the Rules. The selection process and ap pointments made in pursuance thereof were challenged by the petitioners on the ground that Bachelor of Physical Educa tion was not the essential qualification for the post of Assistant Teacher (Physical Education ). The impugned selection was challenged also on the ground that the quality points were wrongly awarded to the candidates. It was also alleged that one of the selected candidates, namely Dhananjay Malik was not domicile of Uttaranchal, and could not have been appointed against the post.

(3.) WE heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.