UMMED SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Petitioners, herein, are Primary Teachers in Gr. III working in Government Primary Schools under various Panchayat Samitis in Rajasthan. They were appointed after due selection by the respective District Establishment Committees. They are seeking relaxation in upper age limit to get appointment as Lecturers in School Education pursuant to Advertisement No. 6/95-96 issued by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, (for short R.P.S.C.) Ajmer.

(2.) Through above Advertisement, applications were invited to fill-up vacancies in posts of School Lecturer by direct recruitment in various subjects as detailed out in the Advertisement. With regard to the age of a candidate it was stated in the Advertisement that he must have attained the age of 24 years and must not have attained the age of 33 years, on 1.7.1996, but relaxation in upper age limit was permissible as under:-

(3.) There is no dispute that all the petitioners are having requisite academic qualifications in the subjects applied by them. They were called to appear for Screening Test conducted by the R.P.S.C. and were declared successful. However, they were not called for interviews on the ground of being overage and were intimated accordingly by the R.P.S.C. The grievance of the petitioners is that they were entitled to get relaxation in upper age limit as per Clauses (i) and (vi) mentioned above.