RAJESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) -Under challenge in this special appeal is the judgment and order of the learned single Judge dated 29.4.2007 passed in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 3790 of 2004, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava and others v. State of U. P. and others, concerning selection and appointment of class IV employees and a driver of the judgeship of the district Kaushambi. The writ petition of the appellants herein was dismissed by the learned single Judge and the selection of the respondents No. 4 to 25 was held to be valid.

(2.) TWO separate advertisements were issued by the District Judge, Kaushambi on 28.5.2003. The first advertisement, apart from inviting applications for the posts of Stenographers and Clerks, sought to fill up 21 posts of class-IV employees. The second advertisement was in respect of a solitary post of driver.

(3.) IN pursuance of the above advertisement a total of 3786 candidates applied, including the petitioners who are appellants here in this appeal. They had earlier worked in the judgeship on ad hoc/temporary basis but their services were terminated on 20.5.2003. They were allowed to continue in service under the orders of this Court passed in earlier Writ Petition No. 24090 of 2003 and were also permitted to participate in the selection. The District Judge constituted a committee consisting of three judicial officers Sri Amarjeet Singh, Additional District Judge, Sri Mahipat Singh Verma, Chief Judicial Magistrate and Sri P. C. Dwivedi, Civil Judge for the purposes of selection. For the class III employees the written test was held as scheduled and the candidates were interviewed on 12/13.7.2003. Finally, a select list of 41 persons was notified on 31.7.2003. As regards driver the driving test as well as a very short written test was conducted on 11.7.2003. It appears that no interview was taken. Fifteen candidates appeared in the test and the select list was declared on 31.7.2003 in which respondent No. 25 was declared successful and selected.