SECRETARY RAJ PUBLIC SERVICE Vs. OM DUTT SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THESE special appeals have been filed against the order dated August 1, 1990 of the learned Single Judge, by which 58 writ petitions have been decided.

(2.) LEARNED Single Judge has given a direction that against 140 seats of Lower Division Clerks, which remained unfilled in Bikaner District shall be filled by considering the candidature of the petitioners who have given their second choice for option in Bikaner District. It has also been observed that they shall be given appropriate seniority at appropriate place in accordance with their merit.

(3.) THE Commission who was respondent No. 2 in the writ petitions, filed a reply. In the reply it was asserted that in all 98537 applications were received in pursuance of the Advertisement dated July 23, 1986. It was also stated that number of posts in different districts had been increased after issuance of advertisement. It was within the competence of the State Government to increase or reduce the number of posts and the Commission was bound to make selection on the basis of final number of posts given by the Government. It has also been made clear in the pamphlet given to the candidates that number of posts can be increased or decreased at any time and it was not necessary to issue any corrizendum. According to the respondents, rule 21 of 1957 Rules had become redundant after the amendment dated 3.2.1976.