MUDASIR AHMAD RATHER Vs. STATE & ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Zonal Education Officer, Yaripora Zone, Kulgam, respondent no. 4 herein, invited applications from the eligible candidates having qualification of 10+2 with math and science background for filling up the post of Rehbar-e-Taleem Teacher which had fallen vacant in Government Middle School, Hanjan Zone, Yaripora, District Kulgam. It was specifically mentioned in the advertisement notice that only those candidates who were having math and science stream were eligible to apply. Writ petitioner along with respondent no. 5 and other candidates applied in response to said notification, list was prepared and respondent no. 5 was shown to have been selected. Feeling aggrieved the petitioner has questioned the same on the grounds taken in the writ petition.

(2.) Precisely, the case of petitioner is that he is having B.Sc. and MBA qualifica tion, thus is more meritorious and having an edge over respondent no. 5, whereas respondent no. 5 is having B. Sc degree and has also obtained B. Ed. degree from the University of Kashmir.

(3.) Thus, the question arises for consideration is whether the degree of MBA has to be given preference over B. Ed. degree.