MOHD SALEEM Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS special appeal is directed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 1. 8. 2001, dismissing the writ petition.

(2.) THE short facts giving rise to the instant appeal are that the petitioner was appointed on the post of Urdu Teacher Grade- III by order dated 24. 3. 2001. However, before he could settle down with one and half month he was removed from the service by order dated 7. 5. 2001 on the ground that there was some typographical error in the mark-sheet of B. Ed. Examination June, 1997 produced by him which has brought him down in the merit. It was clearly mentioned in the order of removal that there was a mistake in preparation of the merit list because of calculation mistake in the mark-sheet, as much as the grand total was shown as 554 instead of 454. Taking 454 marks in the merit list for selection of 30 Grade-III teacher he should have been ranked at Sl. No. 44-A. He was wrongly given higher merit in preference of persons of actual higher merit because of clerical calculation mistake in the mark-sheet. In the opinion of the learned Single Judge, it was the case of rectification of mistake, as such no notice was required to be given.