SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 11th January, 2007 by which the representation filed by the petitioner against the placement of Raj Kumar Pandey respondent No. 5 at Serial No. 1 in the panel prepared by the Dealers Selection Committee for Retail Outlet Dealership for the location Mauza-Zeera Basti, District Ballia under the open category has been rejected.

(2.) AN advertisement was published in the newspaper on 20th June, 2004 inviting applications for Retail Outlet for various locations and after scrutinising the application forms submitted by the various candidates, letters were issued to eligible candidates to appear at the interview. The Dealers Selection Committee thereafter prepared a merit panel in which respondent No. 5 was placed at Serial No. 1 while the petitioner was placed at Serial No. 2. The petitioner felt aggrieved by the placement of respondent No. 5 at Serial No. 1 and filed a writ petition in this Court being Writ Petition No. 47235 of 2005 for quashing the selection list. This petition was dismissed by this Court by the judgment and order dated 5th July, 2005 with the observations that as the allotment order had not been issued the Corporation shall consider the representation filed by the petitioner namely Sushil Kumar Verma before any allotment order issued.

(3.) LEARNED Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the person who was at Serial No. 1 should not have been given any marks for experience in view of the report dated 24th October, 2005. Sri Tarun Verma, learned Counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation submitted that even if four marks are deducted from the head 'experience' from the total marks awarded to Sri Raj Kumar Pandey, then too he would still obtain higher marks than the petitioner and, therefore, Sri Raj Kumar Pandey should still continue to remain at Serial No. 1. Sri U. N. Sharma, learned Counsel appearing for the private respondent No. 5 has also made similar submissions.