(1.) Preliminary
(2.) The recruitment to the post of Staff Nurse by the Director of Health Services, Meghalaya, had been a subject of litigation in the past in this Court and the present selection process has, in fact, been undertaken by the respondents after the observations and directions of this Court in the earlier round of litigation. Therefore, a brief reference to the background aspects is necessary for effectual determination of the issues raised in this petition.
(3.) The relevant background aspects of the matter are as follows: The Director of Health Services (MI), Shillong, earlier invited applications from the eligible non-bonded candidates for the posts of Staff Nurse by way of an advertisement dated 11.01.2013 that read as under:- <FRM>JUDGEMENT_3_LAWS(MEGH)12_2017_1.html</FRM>