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JAMMU: Justice Janak Raj Kotwal of J&K High Court Jammu Wing Tuesday stayed the impugned selection process vis-à-vis selection of lecturers, Physical Education, in the Technical Education/Youth Services Department pursuant to vacancy Notification No. 09-PSC (DR-P) of 2014 dated 20.03.2014.
After hearing Advocate Rahil Raja appearing for the petitioner Jagdish Chander Justice Kotwal observed that there is sufficient reason to believe that marks obtained by the candidates in written/screening test have not been taken into account as it was required to be done pursuant to Government order No. 252-HE of 2012 and issued two weeks’ notice to state and others and directed them to file objection and stayed the impugned selection list.
According to the petitioner, the recommendations comprised in Government Order No. 252-HE of 2012 dated 30.05.2012 have not been incorporated in the relevant rules and in the marks obtained by the candidates in the written/ screening test have not been taken into consideration while preparing the select list.
The said Government order inter alia provides that marks obtained in the written/screening test have to be taken into consideration for making selection. It is pointed out by the counsel for the petitioner that the selection list published by the Public Service Commission (PSC) vide Notification 01-PSC(DR-S) of 2016 dated 02.02.2016 clearly shows that the same has been prepared in accordance with the Rule 51 (v) of the Jammu and Kashmir PSC (Business and Procedure) Rules, 1980, which in its original form do not provide for giving weightage to the marks obtained in the written/screening test.