(1.) Petitioner herein, inter alia, seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant 10 marks towards socio economic criteria as per advertisement No. 10/2019 dtd. 15/6/2019 (Annexure P-1) for the post of Junior Engineer.
(2.) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per final result, the cut off in EWS category for the post of Junior Engineer is 60 marks. Petitioner has secured 53 marks in written examination. He claims that if he is awarded 10 marks towards socio economic criteria, he will then be entitled for being considered for selection as per his merit based on aggregate of 63 marks.
(3.) I have heard learned counsel for the parties.