HC dismisses petition challenging written exam of Law Officers

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 12: State High Court today dismissed a petition seeking quashment of notification and written examination of Law Officers.
The petition was filed by Yogeshwar Singh and others, who submitted that they applied for the posts of Public Law Officers/ Assistant Legal Remembrance as per the notification issued by PSC. In the screening test, the petitioners found 43 questions out of syllabus and despite issuance of legal notice for cancellation of the examination, the PSC conducted interviews.
With these submissions, the petitioners sought quashment of written examination and interview.
After hearing Senior Advocate S S Lehar assisted by Advocate Amit Gupta for the petitioners whereas AAG Gagan Basotra for the State and Advocate FA Natnoo for the Public Service Commission, Justice Mansoor Ahmed Mir observed, “the petitioners have not arrayed all those candidates, whose interviews were held in terms of the impugned notification, as party respondents in the writ petition”.
“The writ petition suffers from non-joinder of parties. Public Service Commission resisted the writ petition on the ground that Rule 12-A of the J&K Public Service Commission (Conduct of Examinations) Rules, 2005 provides self-contained mechanism for deletion of wrong questions and the manner how questions are to be evaluated”.
“Any candidate, if aggrieved, has to represent the Commission within 3 days from the date of examination and thereafter Commission has to make a decision. About 800 candidates sought consideration and after holding screening test in terms of Rule 40 of J&K Public Service Commission (Business and Procedure) Rules, 1980, only 612 candidates appeared and their result was declared on March 8, 2011 with 92 as cut-off-mark in the open merit category”, the High Court further observed.
“The petitioners have not invoked the remedy in terms of the rules and not questioned the same till the result was declared”, the High Court said.
Stating that petitioners have not carved out a space for interference, High Court dismissed the petition.

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