Anjlo Mahesh Baxla v. The State Of Jharkhand And Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner challenged exclusion from J.P.S.C. preliminary exam Main Examination after securing 43 marks but being classed as General category despite ST certificate and fee. Listed for instructions to J.P.S.C.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI
W. P. (C) No. 3038 of 2014
Anjlo Mojesh Baxla ..... Petitioner(s)
Versus
The State of Jharkhand & Ors. …. Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. R. PRASAD For the Petitioner(s) : M/s Sanjeev Thakur, Ranjan Prasad Sinha, Advocates. For the J.P.S.C. : Mr. Sanjay Piprawall, Advocate -----
03 /10.07.2014. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner did appear in the Civil Judge [Junior Division] Preliminary Test, 2014 conducted by the J.P.S.C., Ranchi as Scheduled Tribe candidate and secured 43 marks in the said Test and the candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribe candidates securing 25 marks and more have been called upon to take Main Examination, whereas the petitioner has fetched much much more marks than 25, still he has not been declared as on successful in the Preliminary Examination reason being that he has been put under the General category though the required certificate shows that the petitioner belongs to category of Scheduled Tribe. Beside that the petitioner did deposit prescribed fee meant for the Scheduled Tribe candidates still he has been treated as a candidate of General category and on account of that the petitioner has not been called upon to take Main examination.
As prayed for, let this case be listed tomorrow i.e. 11.07.2014 so that instructions be taken by the counsel appearing for the J.P.S.C.
(R. R. Prasad, J.)
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner who secured 43 marks as a Scheduled Tribe candidate should be called for the Main Examination instead of the General category limit.
Whether the petitioner's deposit of Scheduled Tribe category fee justified his classification as a General category candidate.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Anjlo Mojesh Baxla
- respondent
The State of Jharkhand
Coram
R. R. Prasad
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Jharkhand HC
- Decided on
- · July
- Registered
- Case no.
- WPC/3038/2014
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