(1.) THIS writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner on 11.1.2000 against the respondents with the prayer that by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the respondents be directed to appoint the petitioner as a Teacher Gr. III in pursuance of the office order dated 11.1.1999 (Annex.7) passed by the District Establishment Committee, Zila Parishad, Bikaner by which he was selected and allotted Panchayat Samiti, Nokha and it was further prayed that the show cause notice dated 6.4.1999 (Annex.8) issued by the respondent No. 4 Chief Executive Officer, Jila Parishad, Bikaner, be quashed and set aside.
(2.) THE case of the petitioner as put forward by him in this writ petition is as follows:
(3.) IT may be stated here that the Rules of 1996 on which reliance has been placed by the respondents, came into force with effect from 30.12.1996, and the applications for the posts of Teachers Gr. III were invited through Annex.6 and the last date for submission of applications was 29.2.1996. Thus, on the last date of submission of applications, the Rules of 1996 were not in force.