PREETI SINGH Vs. RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY this petition, the petitioner has essentially prayed that result of respondent No. 2 regarding her appointment on the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) be declared illegal and instead she be directed to be appointed from the date other candidates have been appointed and be also placed over and above respondent No. 2 in the merit list.

(2.) THE facts in brief are these. On 25.11.2013 the Recruiting Authority published an advertisement inviting applications from eligible candidates for filling up 187 posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division). Out of these posts, 29 posts were reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates which included 9 posts for women. The petitioner as well as respondent No. 2 submitted their applications as women candidates in the category of Scheduled Caste. Both appeared in the preliminary examination and on being declared successful therein appeared in the main written examination held on 14th and 15th June 2014.

(3.) AFTER the main written examinations were held, the Examination Committee on 26.6.2014 in its meeting passed a resolution regarding rounding off the awarded marks. It resolved that in case the aggregate marks came in fraction, it shall be omitted if fraction was less than half and in case fraction was half or above the same shall be rounded off to next higher figure.