ANUJ PANDEY Vs. DISTRICT JUDGE, MAINPURI & OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the parties. This petition relates to recruitment and appointment as Class III employees in the District Judgeship of Mainpuri. Pleadings have been exchanged and the substantial facts and the issue of law involved are identical and as such the petitions are being disposed off by this order.

(2.) FOR the sake of convenience and with the consent of parties, Writ Petition No. 35563 of 2002 is taken to be the leading petition.

(3.) ALL the aforesaid writ petitions have been filed either challenging the selection itself on various grounds and/or claiming appointment alleging favouritism and malpractice. In the leading petition serious allegations of manipulation in the recruitment process was alleged and also indicating therein that substantial number of selectees were related to either Judicial Officers or its employees. It was also alleged that the evaluation of answer books was ridden with motivated award of marks. Several arguments have been raised by the petitioners and countered by the respondents and after hearing them all the answer books were summoned by the Court. The Court and the counsel for the parties were also allowed to examine it. After examination, especially the answer books of the selected candidates, there does not appear to be any necessity to deal with the other arguments except to note certain striking features.