Indira Banerjee, J. - (1.) In this writ application, the petitioner has challenged the selection of the respondent No. 7 for appointment to the post of Assistant Teacher of Geography, Bolpur Girls High School, Bolpur District Birbhum, hereinafter referred to as the school. In 1997 a vacancy in the post of Assistant Teacher of Geography arose at the school. By a Memo No. 1411/G dated 30th April, 1997. The District Inspector of Schools accorded prior approval to the school to fill up the said vacant post. Thereafter candidates were requisitioned from the Employment Exchange.
(2.) On 30th June, 1997, the Employment Exchange concerned sponsored names of 19 candidates including the names of the petitioner and the respondent No. 7. The date of birth of the Respondent No. 7 was recorded as 4th August, 1961. The respondent No. 7 had thus crossed 35 years of age.
(3.) Both the petitioner and the respondent No. 7 were called for interview along with others on 18th August, 1997 and a panel of selected candidates was prepared in which the respondent No. 7 was placed in the first position, the respondent No. 8 in the second position and the petitioner in the third position. The panel was approved by the District Inspector of Schools by his Memo No. 2932/G dated 26th September, 1997.;