TULSI RAM Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) S. H. A. Raza, J. This bunch of writ petitions pertains to selection of suitable candidates on 216 posts of the Principals in Government (Boys/girls) Inter Col leges of the State. It was for the first time that exercise of such a magnitude was to be carried out by the Public Service Commis sion, U. P. , Allahabad (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) in pursuance of the Advertisement dated May 8, 1996. The minimum qualifications prescribed for such a selection were: (i) a post-graduate degree from a univer sity established by law in india or a degree recog nised by the Government as equivalent thereto. (ii) L. T Diploma of the Department of Education, U. P. , or B. T. or B. Ed. or an equivalent degree of a university. (iii) at least three years' 'experience as Head of a Higher Secondary or Normal School or in teaching Intermediate or Higher Secon dary as a Lecturer in C. T or L. T Training Col lege.

(2.) CONDITION No. 13 of the Advertise ment provides that the candidature of such candidates who are subsequently found in eligible according to the terms laid down in the Advertisement, will be cancelled and their any claim for the main examina tion will not be entertained. The decision of the Commission regarding eligibility of a candidate shall be final.

(3.) AT the time. of Interview the Com mission took a decision to get aproforma filled up by the candidates with a view to decide as to whether they fulfilled the eligibility criteria. According to the Com mission it was not possible to scrutinise each and every application while allowing the candidates to appear in preliminary examination, main examination and inter view provisionally. A large number of can didates did not submit experience certifi cate and furnish details about their qualifications, experience etc. The Com mission proceeded to hold the examina tion while the eligibility criteria was under consideration of the Commission to find truthfulness of the enterics in the form filled up by the candidates and to adopt a procedure where proper candidates for the post of the principal of an Inter mediate College were selected.