C By a notification dated September 26, 1959, the Public Service Commission invited applications for admission to a competitive examination for the recruitment of Class I Probationers to 20 posts in the Mysore Administrative Service and 2 posts in the Mysore State Accounts Service. The number of posts were liable to alteration. 15 per cent of the posts was reserved for Scheduled Castes and 3 per cent was reserved for Scheduled Tribes. In his D application for admission to the examination, the respondent indicated his preference for appointment as Probationary Assistant Commissioner. He was an eligible candidate and was allowed to appear at the examination. On July 5, 1962 the Commission duly published the list of successful candidates in the Mysore Gatzette. In this list the respondent ranked fourth in the order of merit. It appears that the Commission sent a separate recomE mendation to the Government stating that they had selected the 20 candidates ranking 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 14, 16 to 19, 21, 22, 25 and 26 for appointment as Assistant Commissioners and the seven candidates ranking 4, 9, 15, 20, 23, 24 and 27 for appointment as Assistant Controllers. The State Governinent accepted this recommendation and made the 27 appointments acoordingly. The respondent was appointed as Assistant Controller by an order F dated October 20, 1962. The respondent was not appointed as Assistant Commissioner though be had indicated bis preference for that post.
