AJIT KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RESPONDING to an advertisement issued by the respondents in the Employment Service Tamil Weekly dated April 21 -27, 2010 inviting applications amongst others, for total 19 posts of Head Constable (Workshop) in the Water Wing of Border Security Force (BSF), petitioner who belongs to Hindu Kammalar Community which is notified as an Other Backward Class (OBC), applied for the post.

(2.) THE post of Head Constable in BSF, is governed by the Border Security Force Water Wing "C" Recruitment Rules, 2005 published by notification dated June 29, 2005. Per Rule 4 of these Rules, method of recruitment, age limit, qualification etc. are to be as specified in the Schedule. For the post of Head Constable (Workshop), the following has been prescribed in the Schedule as the Educational and Other Qualification required for Direct Recruits: -

(3.) PETITIONER possesses the requisite qualification, being a qualified Electrician holding National Trade Certificate from National Council for Vocational Training in July 2001. The advertisement dated April 21 -27, 2010 in para 2 thereof, provided the age limit for the candidates as between 20 to 25 years. The crucial date for determining the age limit was to be the closing date for receipt of application from the candidates i.e. 30 days from the date of publication of the advertisement. The upper age limit for the candidates belonging to SC/ST, Govt. Servants (Including serving BSF Personnel) was relaxable by 5 years and for OBC by 3 years. The Selection Procedure prescribed in para 3 was to be as under: -