JAGAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition was filed as far back as in the year 1985 and related to the recruitment to the post of Teacher Gr.III, which posts were to be filled in by the Rajasthan Panchayat and Swayat Shasan Adhinastha Sewa Ayog, Jaipur (for short the Commission). The Commission issued an advertisement No. 59(1983) for the recruitment of Teachers Gr.III and the petitioner being eligible filed his application to the Commission but the candidature of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that he was over -age.

(2.) THE date of birth of the petitioner is 28th February 1950 and as per the case of the petitioner for recruitment to the post of Teachers Gr.III, the maximum age should be 30 years and, therefore, the petitioner had crossed the age of 30 years. But the petitioner claimed relaxation of age of 10 years because he was orthapadically handicapped.

(3.) IF the petitioner, therefore, can be said to be handicapped persons under the rules, he was entitled for relaxation by 10 years and on that ground the candidature of the petitioner should not be rejected.