PRADEEP KANT,J. - (1.) THESE are three special appeals arising out of a common judgement and order and, therefore, the same are being decided by a common order.
(2.) THESE special appeals challenge the order passed by the learned Single Judge dated 16.1.2004, dismissing the writ petitions preferred by the appellants against their non-selection in the selection held for the post of Sub-Inspector of Civil Police/Platoon Commander P. A.C. The writ petitions were dismissed alongwith other connected matters. The appellants in the present special appeals are those candidates who could not qualify in either of the five events of the Physical Efficiency Test and were thus, knocked out at that level itself e.g. Manendra Nath Rai, could not qualify in Cricket ball throw, which was one of the five events of the Physical Efficiency Test.
(3.) AN advertisement was published in the newspaper for recruitment on the posts of Civil Police/Platoon Commander P.A.C. The vacancies notified were 1634, out of which 2% vacancies were reserved for outstanding sportsperson. The recruitment was to be made as per the terms and conditions enumerated in Government order dated 19.5.98 and the subsequent Government orders dated 8.6.98,10.8.98 and 26.4.99. The process for selection was in four steps as follows: (i) qualifying written examination in which at least 50% marks were to be obtained; (ii) physical efficiency test consisting of five items requiring a candidate to secure 50% or above in all the events of physical efficiency test; (iii) main written examination with maximum 600 marks with General Hindi, General Knowledge and Mental Aptitude Test; and (iv) interview of maximum 75 marks.;