S.J.MUKHOPADHAYA, J. - (1.) THIS writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner against the order of appointment of 4th respondent, namely, Ranjan Sao to the post of cook. Further prayer has been made to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as cook against the post reserved for Scheduled Caste Category.
(2.) THE brief fact of the case is that the respondent Commandant, Jharkhand Armed Police -6, Jamshedpur (hereinafter referred to as the J.A.P. 6, Jamshedpur) issued one advertisement No. 1/2004 published in the newspaper on 18th October, 2004 calling for applications for appointment against Class -IV post of cook (Rasoiya); Water Puller (Jalwahak); Sweeper (Jharukas); and Barber (Nayee) as were vacant under J.A.P. 6 Jamshedpur and J.A.P. 2, Tatisilwai, Ranchi. The candidates were asked to submit their applications by 27th October, 2004. So far as post of cook is concerned, four posts were notified and shown vacant under J.A.P. 6, Jamshedpur which were divided amongst the following categories. (1) Unreserved 02 (2) Scheduled Tribe 01 (3) Scheduled caste 01 (4) O.B.C. Nil Total 04 The petitioner, a member of Scheduled Caste being eligible, applied for the post of cook within time. He appeared in the physical test on 1st November, 2004 and was declared successful. He was also asked to prepare food. According to the petitioner, he was recommended for appointment to the post of cook against scheduled caste quota taking into consideration the physical test, performance and qualification of Graduation which he holds.
(3.) THE grievance of the petitioner is that while he was waiting for letter of appointment, result was published on 6th December, 2004 in the daily newspaper 'Prabhat Khabar ' recommending four persons for appointment as cook in J.A.P. 6, Jamshedpur. The following persons including the 4th respondent were appointed against the post and category, as shown hereunder : Sl. No. Name Post Category 20/5/2014 Page 115 Union Of India Versus Maklu Mahto 01 Sri Prem Kumar Sahu Cook Unreserved 02 Sri Sri Dinesh Kumar Cook Unreserved 03 Sri Vijay Rajesh Toppo Cook S.T. Quota 04 Sri Ranjan Sao (4th Cook B.C. Quota respondent) ;