BHAGIRATH RAM Vs. RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY this writ petition the petitioner seeks the relief of quashing the impugned order Annx. 10 and directing respondents to consider his case for appointment on the post of Headmaster at Secondary School.

(2.) THE facts and circumstances giving rise to this case are that petitioner has to his credit the qualifications of M. A. (Sociology) and B. Ed. He was appointed as Teacher Grade III vide order dated 14-11-1992. In pursuance of the advertisement dated 7-3-2002, petitioner applied for the post of Headmaster at Secondary School, appeared in the written examination and qualified the same. Vide order dated 6-11-2003 issued by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (for short, "the Commission"), petitioner has been declared ineligible on account of not possessing requisite teaching experience and he is not being called for interview commencing from 17-11-2003 to 22-11- 2003. Hence this writ petition.

(3.) IN Utkal University etc. vs. Dr. Nrusingha Charan Sarangi & Ors. (2), and Gopal Krushna Rath vs. M. A. A. Baig (3), the Hon'ble Supreme Court again reiterated that the eligibility is to be assessed as per the Rules existing on the last date of submission of the application.