Stenographer. The said decision of the respondents is based on rational criterion and no fault can be found with the same. The Court finds that the claim of the petitioners that 15% margin of mistakes should be calculated against the total words dictated, cannot be a rational criteria. In the present case, when 480 words were dictated for Hindi shorthand, 15% mistakes comes to 68 and as such, the petitioners are claiming that those candidates who have got speed of 68 w.p.m., they should be considered eligible, the Court finds such prayer to be wholly unjustified. The formula so evolved by respondents does not offend any right of the candidates, and same has been uniformly applied. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners that the minimum qualifying speed has been taken as 70 w.p.m., whereas, as according to relaxation of 15%, it should come to 68 and all those persons who have secured speed of 68 w.p.m. cannot be declared failed, the Court finds that such formula as canvassed before the Court cannot be accepted.”
