SUSHIL KUMAR PURTY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER in this writ application has prayed for issuance of a direction commanding upon the respondents to issue appointment letters on the post of IVth Grade to the petitioner and to keep one vacancy reserved for the petitioner in the said post.

(2.) THE petitioner's case in brief is that pursuant to an advertisement (Annexure -1), issued by the respondents inviting applications for appointment on the post of Grade IV, the petitioner had also applied and was given admit -card and he had appeared at the Tests. Later, he was called upon to submit the requisite documents. In compliance with the directions, he has submitted all the requisite certificates including the certificates concerning his academic qualifications.

(3.) COUNTER affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents, wherein, it has not been disputed that pursuant to the orders of the Patna High Court in the aforesaid writ application, the bar in respect of higher qualification has been lifted, though however, prior to the lifting of the bar the vacant posts are filled up by appointment of candidates, who were earlier selected. It is also explained that though appointment was given to some of the candidates possessing Graduate degree, but it was on consideration of the fact that they were working since long on Daily Wage basis.