Technical Assistants/ Electrical and 25 posts of Technical Assistants/ Mechanical. The petitioner applied for the same and written the examination and also attended the interview and secured 36 marks out of 100. Out of selection list comprising of 455 candidates, 9 candidates did not join the post of Technical Assistants/ Electrical. Thereafter, on 01.04.2019, TANGEDCO published the waiting list comprising 23 candidates and the petitioner was included in serial No.10. TANGEDCO filled up 9 unfilled vacancies with the candidates in Serial Nos.1 to 9, out of 9 candidates, the candidate in Serial No.5 was admitted under the inter-caste marriage category on priority basis even though the said candidate has secured only 20.82 marks. The Clause 13 of the Notification gives the list of priority categories and inter-caste marriage is one of the priority category but the said priority category can avail special category reservation only, if applicable. As per Clause 5 of the said Notification, 4 categories are eligible to avail reservation. There is no reservation for inter-caste candidates. Thus, TANGEDCO erred in giving appointment to the second respondent in Serial No.5 of the waiting list under the inter-caste marriage priority category even though he secured only 20.82 marks. If the second respondent had not been given appointment, the petitioner, who is in serial No.10 with 36 marks ought to have been given appointment as Technical Assistant/ Electrical. Hence, the petitioner filed the present petition seeking a
