PRAHALAD MALI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS court had admitted this petition and had given notice to the State Government as far back as on 5th December 1991. The controversy in this petition relates to the career of the petitioner who claims to stand higher in the merit list but has been denied not only interview but appointment also and the persons lower in merit have been given appointment and it was thought proper that State should be called upon to file return within three weeks so that the case may be disposed of at orders stage on the stay application. But despite time having been granted to the learned Deputy Government Advocate, reply has not been filed and Mr. Saxena has shown his inability to assist the court by filing reply and has said that he has written letters to the Education Secretary, either to change the officer-in-charge appearing here on behalf of the Director, School, Education or to make other arrangements so that reply is filed in time and the relevant record is produced for perusal of the court. THIS matter shows very sorry state of affairs as said by Mr. Saxena that the Secretary or other officers of the Government have not cared to the various communications addressed by him. The Deputy Government Advocate or for that matter any Government Advocate attached to this court has no other mode of approach to the officer-in-charge except through the Secretary of the concerned department. In the absence of any reply this court has no option but to say that the facts contained in the writ petition which is supported by an affidavit are correct and court will proceed to dispose of the writ petition on the facts as they are stated in the writ petition.

(2.) THE case of the petitioner is that he passed B. A. in English Literature from the University of Rajasthan in the year 1987. THEreafter, on completion of the degree, petitioner also passed B. Ed. in the year 1988-89 and he is presently B. A. , B. Ed. An Advertisement was issued by the respondent No. 3, Deputy Director, Education (M) Ajmer, Zon Ajmer for number of posts of teachers Gr. II in the pay scale No. 12 and in different subjects including English and he being eligible, applied for one of the post of teacher Gr. II in English. THEre were total forty posts. His application was received in time and he came to know on 23rd October 1991, through his another colleagues Satyendra Kumar and Gopal Lal Gurjar, who had also applied that interview letters have been issued to them under the merit list prepared in the office of the respondent No. 3. THE petitioner immediately went to Ajmer, contacted the concerned authorities/officials and requested them to issue interview letter to him also. On enquiry it was found that the merit list of 120 persons (three times) of 40 posts, was prepared in which the name of the petitioner was mentioned at Serial No. 93. Whereas the name of Shri Satyendra Kumar was mentioned at Serial No. 96. He was also informed that interview letters have been issued to all 120 persons but as said by the petitioner he had not received any interview letter. THE petitioner also met the Deputy Director concerned, but to no effect.