SHAKOOR AHMED MIR Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner participated in the selection process under the Open Category for selection of the candidates for J&K; Combined Services (Mains) Examination as per SRO 161 of 1995 carried out by the Public Service Commission.

(2.) ADMITTEDLY , the petitioner had successfully qualified the preliminary test and, thereafter, competed in the Mains Examination. Since he could not make the grade in the Main Examination, therefore, he was not called for interview.

(3.) THE stand of respondent -Commission is that the petitioner had obtained 977 marks out of 1950 marks in all the papers except General English. In General English he obtained 72 marks out of 300. The last selected candidate in the Open Category had obtained 988 marks. In view of lower merit of petitioner, he was rightly not called for interview.