RAJINDER NATH Vs. STATE OF J&K AND ORS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Impugned in this petition is the selection of respondent No. 4 for the post of Cultural Assistant (District Cadre) Poonch made by J&K Service Selection Board (hereinafter referred to as "respondent-Board").

(2.) The petitioner claims that he was also amongst the candidates who participated in the selection but was ignored despite being more meritorious than respondent No. 4.

(3.) The selection process for the post of Cultural Assistant (District Cadre) Poonch was initiated by respondent-Board vide its advertisement notification No. 01 of 2011 dated 31.01.2011 which came to be published in the newspaper "Daily Excelsior" on 02.02.2011. The post of Cultural Assistant (Junior Scale) of District Cadre Poonch of the Information Department figures as Item Code No. 768. For facility of reference, the relevant extract of the advertisement notification pertaining to the post in question is reproduced hereunder:-