(1.) Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties heard both sides finally at the admission stage.
(2.) Petitioners have invoked jurisdiction of High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for challenging advertisement No. 07/2023 dtd. 29/12/2023 and corrigendum dtd. 30/1/2024 especially condition of awarding 10% weightage to the Graduation Aptitude Test in Engineering (for short 'GATE') score.
(3.) Petitioners are aspirants for the post of Graduate Engineering - Trainee (Distribution). The respondent No. 2/Company hereinafter referred as to the MSEDCL floated advertisement for recruitment of 281 posts of Graduate Engineer - Trainee (Distribution) along with 40 posts of Graduate Engineer - Trainee (Civil) vide advertisement dtd. 29/12/2023. The terms and conditions appended to advertisement stipulated. Condition Nos. 6.1 and 6.7 are as follows :