by the State of Rajasthan. The petitioner appeared in the competitive examination held for the said purpose but in the result declared on 2nd September, 2007 the name of the petitioner did not find mention in the list of successful/selected candidates. The petitioner on 5th August, 2008 applied under the Right to Information Act and in response thereto learnt that though the marks secured by him were more than the marks of the last selected candidate in the reserved category but the petitioner was not selected owing to not having the requisite qualification. The petitioner contending that Directorate of College Education, Government of Rajasthan from where he had obtained a five year diploma, was amongst the list of recognized institutes, on or about 23rd September, 2009 filed this writ petition seeking mandamus to the respondents to declare the petitioner as successful in the competitive examination and to appoint the petitioner to the post of TGT Drawing Teacher in the respondent no.1. Notice of the writ petition was issued and pleadings have been completed.
