VED PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) THIS writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging action of the respondents in not considering his case for appointment on the post of Physical Training Instructor (PTI) Grade -III. The respondents by advertisement dated 28/7/2003 notified 92 vacancies for appointment on the said post, out of which 11 posts were reserved for Scheduled Tribe. The petitioner applied for such appointment. Interview for the aforesaid appointments took place on 3/9/2003.

(3.) SHRI Zakir Hussain, learned Additional Government Counsel opposed the writ petition and argued that information about of interviews to be held on 3/9/2003 was published in daily Hindi newspaper Rajasthan Patrika on 31/8/2003 and, therefore, it was required of the petitioner to have been vigilant enough and ensure that he attended the interview. If the petitioner failed to appear for interview he cannot stand to gain by his own fault. He further stated that the interviews were fixed on 3/9/2003 at 10.00 a.m. and there is the possibility that the petitioner applied in other districts too where interviews took place on the same day and therefore, he could not appear in selection in question.