BRIJESH SHARMA Vs. DISTRICT JUDGE JAIPUR DISTRICT JAIPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY the consent of both the sides the matter has been heard for final disposal at the admission stage. The controversy raised before me is a short one. Brijesh Sharma, the petitioner before me, is a citizen of India. He was born on 24. 09. 1975, and passed Secondary Examination, 1993, from the Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan, Ajmer in Second Division.

(2.) AS many as eight vacancies of Lower Division Clerks are lying vacant in the Court of District Judge, Jaipur District, Jaipur. The recruitments to these vacancies is governed by the Rajasthan Subordinate Courts Ministerial Establishment Rules, 1986 (for short the Rules ). Rule 10 (2) of the said Rules lays down academic qualification for direct recruitment to the general cadre of Lower Division Clerks. This rule reads as follows : - "10 (2) ; A candidate for direct recruitment to the general cadre must have passed to the Secondary Examination of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education or any Examination of an University or Board recognised as equivalent thereto by the Government, or any higher examination, and must in addition possess a good knowledge of Hindi written in Devanagri Script. Provided that the above conditions shall not apply to the physically handicapped persons who shall be eligible for recruitment and appointment to the earmarked and reserved posts in accordance with the Rajasthan Employment of the Physically Handicapped Rules, 1976 and orders of the Government issued from time to time in this behalf. "

(3.) I have heard learned counsel for the parties at great length and have perused the material placed on record before me.