(1.) The petitioners have impugned the selection of the candidates for one year Basic Training Programme of the Health Workers (Males) in this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India. Facts first :-
(2.) Respondent No. 2 invited application for admission to Multipurpose Health Workers (Males) Training Course through advertisement dated 20/21.1.1989. Addendum to the advertisement dated January 20/21, 1989, was issued in which it was provided that selection of the candidates will be made according to the following methods :-
(3.) Written statement has been filed on behalf of respondent No. 1. Factual averments in the writ petition were not controverted. It was admitted that a single merit-list of selected candidates was not prepared. Merit-lists were prepared school-wise and not district-wise and that the selection was made as per the advertisement.