This writ petition sought a direction for appointment as Lab Technician. The High Court dismissed the petition, holding that eligibility does not guarantee appointment; merit position must be established, which petitioners failed to do.
The writ petition is dismissed as it was filed without any merit.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAlPUR BENCH JAlPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.295912016
Amit Kumar Jhamb & Ors.
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Statedof, - .. ajasth3n &. Anr,. .. * J * " <; i. DATEiOF ORDER : 14109201.6 : HGNIBLE MR. JUSTICE M.N. BHANDARI
Ms.?Sm$ti Chandra for Mrs. Naina Saraf, for petitioner
By this writ petition, a direction is sought for appointment $.. ',<'(" of the petitioners on the postd";i6:~~echnician $.# - 3: in pursuance of ; 1 '" 4,** x_ 7 **,"I* the advertisement..dai:ed .. loe- **,** ::ih* - % . j &q *. I- 203;.: ." ,- ,A ; , -2 ' .I - $* .i* 9 Learned COI.&@~U . ri bhits $,.. - $hit ,p,etiti&ers a< a .: are eligible for ii. , * _c_ *, , . . \ * .- " . .- " - : 4 * + , 4t $., :a:, .- appointment on th$po's$bof?~abj , . ..7Ali . 9; ,> Jieckit$itan ..% ,. ... ; [$ yet appointment 2: : '..% q'g!?". * ,,, " yc. -, C - . y: r . . . ' '- s., " has not been given. ,$;yCi,pettton'-;~aS~~earlier . . , * f,Ja,,c..w filed before the . * ? , < !. ,.,. - * : . 5 . -. " .. : Principal Seat at Jodhpur alj'oyt iel[;ibility and had been s qf# 'T a .Y, allowed. Despite the jddgdent ., afb?6said, petitioners are again ,,; :a<" g ", .r; % - held ineligible for <:he4!pot.i~~~.,usf:lon. ,ir.i. A direction may ..ti . +&<>, m .. - a . i% .X.. - ..9 I "- GAR- accordingly be gii3en' toithe respondents to appoint the ,: .. petitioners on the post of Lab Technician ..,-. ".%. 7% .X:%,**,h.;+.2ia~&# 1- ad, .' , r ,. a- . - r ? ...I sm " .-. I have considered the submission made by learned ..; "t '" - i" " counsel for petitioners and:perui.ed"the record.
Learned counsel could not show that petitioners stood in merit in pursuance of the selection of the year 2013 for the post in question. Merely for the, reason that a candidate is
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qualified to appear in the selection does not mean that he should be appointed irrespective of the merit position. An eligible candidate can be appointed on. the post if he/she is falling in the merit. Learned counse1,has ' 9,. p -$ d *. failed to show merit * -4 ,.!jsk.--% a k; 3g ;;,# ,8, position of *$be: petitloners so asb..to.'-*make claim for * ,. **_CI_** . * zv * appointment. There is nothing on record 'to *show that petiiqsrs have been rendered ineligible in pursuan&,of the . " 2. " . ih * retruitment ., of the year 2013. In absence of any <such 3 documents and merit position of the petitioners or rejection of * ,;. ' their candidature n."cj?e,grond of ineligibility, the petition I,, r '3. _..a 5,"z.j",.. "" C-", < c.4, , " * . p i ". .Y , . seems to have dk,e.$.=,~,fil$ :$Q- pr6suril.pt15$' thus, cannot be ., " "<' s. . . ,., ..,.A$ ),t$ 6w ::?,'<> . . ,. & _.%W!j{,_ 9 * "'8~$,p~&;'~;.'",,-' :,. >,Vn.. a .::-I accepted. The petfid~~~s?dd8ld;h,a~~ made.;.clam if candidature p k * : d? <,,# 2_ * **_..>-z" I.?** e $ ,..* .;",a .as >,.?:- .,,, .ESP*.,? of the petitioners woulcl;lhaSe . .,.. been :r€!.ected on the ground of v-r.,. c.*. c" . i,,,t.i? . ,-, .. 9 7 , ,, , ; I a. * .a .. < * eligibility or petition&~~$c;'g!,.hav"6'Lplar8 -. < 1 e- q&r_ "> \ :. .s- 3 C$$ documents to show , 8" '*,. their higher merit poiitio#: i. $$t ki;eeriiedy **$_** appointment. None of .. ' ( I* such documents has been! submitted :or referred by learned + " ii In; . -': ':. 1 .. ),!.: ?a:, 4 - $." .'$*& _?F);_ ps. counsel for petitioners?r=-A* "$2~ a-p,- i .@a5 1 > ;Yf ,,< **_y_* ,-.,, $ t & - *... '11 - 3 ; In view of tt?@$bove,,il $6 :n@$.fi$ %ny merit in the writ rs ;..-'I?.% \ .: I 'L', *&' *' . . , : ,2" *. petition. It is accordng1':dss~lssed.. J,k<wmv.>&&.lk * w. .a , , -- - .& - [M.N.BHANDARI], J. . * * ,# ,a " it . r "..
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to appointment based on mere eligibility without establishing merit position.
Amit Kumar Jhamb & Ors.
State of Rajasthan & Anr.
M.N. Bhandari
As recorded by the court registry
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