HIGH COUR'T OF CHHATTISG^ARH AT BILAsrUK WRIT PETITION (Sj No.5194/2008 PTT.TtTTONER 1 ?;n1"ibftfth d^flnrlrft Tonde Versus i RESPOfTOBNTSI ! State ot cmiattisgai-n aiicl ouiers I —i 1 OrderDostfor 1"7 -10-2008 -Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge ^il: HIGH CQuR'T^F UMHAjTls<jAK:H AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITIQN SSl No. 5194/3008 yub&asn. Chanclra 'l'onae, aged ^1^o-^-<- QC> T^"^-^-^ O //^ «.3-"i QO^-STTT" ci.iijuui. oo y^ax!3f o^ o 5311 ouiiwct 'l'onaev, K/o viuage cnruniutW, T3 f^ 'R/-s-IrTQ>1^"r^<3 'Tl^Uc?^1 T /^-r^-rs-S T^4o^-(- i7 *'^/'t l-^cttgcSJr'LCt^ctj 1 c'lj.oii i-rUi^u.l, i^lis^t* BUaspur iCUl Verstss RI33FONUENTS l. State ol dinattisgaTtt, UTrougn. me ^c^-ic/Lcu y^ r^^r^QT<l-m^>n+ s^f U<sr->."1^n-i?-"+- l^^pcU. LUU.^llt Ul J7c3J.l^-iJ.Ci.yctl- and Kui'al Uevelopment, U.K. Bhawan, Mai •1/->T^ !:>/.>iT-n-.- /^lnv Fxcu.pLU ^v^'JTJ 'Z. 'l'ne Couector, Kawarcma, (CU) .3. cmet Kxecutive Utticer, Uistt. Panchavat Kabirdham., T/r <itT7nT'/I T~> I'L.a.vy cU Lllli Uistt. Kawardna |UUj 01^-r4 A.:^.Tr r^-.-.'^t-..^-r. T^.^.^1-.^.-^^ /-.^.-—!/-•l^^-.-.-t- OJ.iiX AJCL)' x'YUllicti JiVU&ilUila., ct^^Li. cxUuLiL 33 vears, uovernnient Midaie Bcnool, r^^<"++ TZ<-.^TQ^/-)1-.o iTt_Q.'i L^l&Lt* r'SLCtWcu.Li.i-la- ^V^YJTJ ynn Jitenclra Paii, counsel tor uie peUtioner. QKy^ A^TT T^^xT"r-n-"!4 r\"? n/^?+ A/-ITT f/>r- +1--=> O^/a+.o Ollll ^jcLJV j^'VVi.VCU.i, 1^/J. \JTUVL. nLLtv* lUi LilC- OLctLC;* Hiu-i Y.S. 'l'nala-ir, Advocate, tor Uie respondent pjo. 3. ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTrTUTION OF INDLft. O R D ER ! ii ^in-'annsi 1?-1Q ,J. 'l'ne peUtioner Dv Uie uistaat peution nas mainly prayed tor toUowuig reliets:- "I'o lundly issue a wnt ui tlie nature ot mand.am.us du''ecting the respondent No. 2 Chief Executive Ofiicer, Zila l-'ancnavat, Kabu-ctnam. to cleclare Uie result ot me petitioner alter mcluclmg His naine m sui3iect Uuidi aaa lie may be given preference over the respondent no. 4 who flas securect less niarK n'om. t&e petitioner in l-luicti subiect; ana 1:1 ! w To ktn.dlv du'ect the respondent No. 2 Chief Executive Otticer, Zila Pancnayat Katiuirdliain to reissue the selection list ot Stukshakanais alter giviag aa opporturuty to Uie pe&tioner to tium coiTect suDiect anct tlien consider me case ot t&e petitioner as per me marKs B^ obtamea m. uie yniKsnaKaTmi (J-navaa FanKsna, ^uuy." '2. Case ot me -peunoner is tn.at ne is a graduate jBacnelor ot Artsj. J-le clict lus graaua&on ui rlindi Utei^.ture. M.e nas also obtained Bachelor ofArts degree in tfae year 200'7. In. response to a pubUc notice ot Annexure j-'-3, ne aDpUea tor.yiiUcsnaKanni Urade 11 post ancl appearea in Uie exainmaQon ot yiiUcsnaKaniu Chavan Pafikslia, 2008. The result of the exammation was declai'ecl on iu-6-^uuy anct ms rarLK was.bo m tlie ment ust witii 41 marKs ui Uie subiect Huicli, nowever ne was not selected, wnereas one Aiay Kum.ar Kosiiana, Uie respondent iMo. 4 was seiecteu uiougn. ne nad. obtauiea omv 4U.5U marKs ui UT.e J-luidi subiect. On enauu'v, ne was uitormecl tfaat as ne appued agauist Arts suoiect, meretore, His nanie was not considerect tor appouitment ui l-lincti suDiect. 3. Furfher case of the petitioner is that the Govemnient of Chhattisgarh vide cu'cular dated 6-6-2008 (Annexure P-l'l had ^» clirected all Uie Cluet Executive unicers ot ZUa r'ancliayat ot Uie Htate mat Uie candiuates wlio nave not menuoned uie names ot tlieu' suuiects/tacuitv or nave wrongly mentionea me VH ;'s1^^;;: uy' .3-1 •^. subjects/la.cultv' in their application torms, meu' cases may De considered tbr selection in their subject accorcling to ttie marks oDtained ui Uie seJ.ection exam. 'l'&e respondent N0. '2 tiad also issued a public notice dated 11-6-20Q8 of Annexure P-8 and UTformed that fhe candidates who erred m mentionm.g the ^ con-ect subtects in thetr application forms, may subm.it their appucation/representation UU- ifci-b-^ouy tor coiTecuon. 'l'ne earlier direction issued by tfae State GoveiTtBient was furtfaer reiterated vide circular dated 16-6-2008 of Armexure P-9, nowever me peuuoner's represeiitation. aatea i ib-b-^iuuy toi considenng ms appouitment tor ttie suDiect J-tincti iiterature TOas not consiclerecl bv Uie responaent No. '2. 'l'ne Collector KaDu'ctliam. also ignored tne representauon ot me peuuoner. 4. un me omer liana, uie respondeiit No. a m. its reply su&mitted Uiat uie appUcaUons were invitea vicle aclveitisement dated 12-1-2008 of Annexure R-2 for the subiects Huidi, English, Sanski'it, Mathematics, Biology and Arts. The peUtioner wtule GiUng in ms applicaUon tonii (UMK|, nacl applied tor appouitment m. Arts tacult\'. Uut ot total i'2 vacanaes ot smksliaKanm ui Uie Arts tacultv', i) seats were tmed on me Oasis ot nient, wliereas against me only va.can.cv ot Scheduled Castes categon7, candidate Balakraai was selected, who secured 52.00 aiarks. T'he circtilar dated 6-6-2008 of Annexure P-1. onlv provided for correction of such errora un t».l 4 ^.-. wnerebv tne cancliclate couid not properlv OlacKen me oval in ttie appiication tbrm, as a result, their subject/taciilty coiud not be ascertained, wnue reactmg DV coniputer. 'l'ne correction was also permissible ui cases wliere Uie appucaats lailed to menuon tne subiect or tacult\' or tliey wrongiy mentionecl Uie same ui fheir application form, however ui the case of fhe petitioner, fhe petiuoner opted. tor appom.tm.ent ui tne Arts i.a.culVf ana uiere was no eiTor appai'ent ui tiUnig tne UMK apptication torm as lie was also eugible tor appom.tment ui uie Arts tacultv. 'i'i.'ieretore, in tne absence 01 anv en'or apparent in nuuig ui Uie UMK appucation tonu, u-ie petitioner could. not be permitted to cnan.ge nis option atter aeclaration ot tne resuit as ttle peUtioner cteliberately opted. tor ctiange aiter tmcluig ttiat ne was not seiecteu ui tlie Arts taculty, tor wmcn, ne iiaa appuea ana uie caiididate who had opted for Hmdi Uteratm'-e aiid who was selectea, secured less marJKs tlien nmi ni me Hmcli subiect. 5. stni vasnwant Huigti 'l'liatcur, Adv. appeariug tor me respondent No. o venementlv argued tnat only mose caacliclates could. &e perm.itted.to con'ect Uieu' application torm. wno clicl not tiu ui me UMK applicauon torm properlv, as a result cliscrepancv arose clue to wrong readuig ot UMK tonn bv me computer. 'l'ne canaidates wlio nad. con'ecUv nuea me UMK tonn, caiinot De peniiittea to cnange meu- ton-n. atter declaTation ot result. 'l'ne representauon suonutted. Dv Uie peutioner iias 'iH II 't' Deen reiectecl aiicl ui replv to tne. legat notice sent bv fhe petitioner, me actual position nas been clantiecl vide Annexure P-3. b. J-learcl learnecl counsel tor me parties. '/. Leamed. coiinsel tor me petitioner nas not clisputed ttus tact mat ne is eUgitile tor appointment as ymksfiaKarml m. me Arts taculty and. ne nad tUleci m uie application torm tor appouitment ui Arts taculty. Atter aecjlaration 01 me result on lu-b-^uuy, wnen tne petiuoner discovered tliat lie was not selected, wnereas respondent iNo. 4 A]ay Kumar Kosliana was selectecl agaiiist vacaiicy ot J-luicli suDiect aiid he tiad obtaiiied only 40.50 marks m Hindi sublect, iu mese cirCLimstances, he submitted his representation on 16-6-2008 by reiymg upon the cu-cular ot tlie State Uoveminent jAnnexuTe p-1) and PubUc notice clatecl ll-b-^uuy. However troni perusat ot me cu'cular of AnnexLire P-l as also tlie oUier notices, it is apparent ttiat the same were issued to enable sucJti candidates wlio uict not tiU meir appucation torm properly aacl committed uiadvertent en'or - ui m.enuonuig sutjiect. 'l'ne cancliaates wliose tornis were complete m alt respect, couia not taKe aclvantage of the atoresaid ciTculars atter me cleciaration ot me result ana atter Deing unsuccesstul m. getting appointment in me sul3]ect, tor wmcn tney nad appuea. in me consiaerea opiruon ot tnis Court, the petitioner could not be permitted to change his option froni M-i-V fS-.l^i &«! ?KS 'S^" i. E"ih;;l E!;;^ 't'. Aits lacultv to suDiect Hmdi on me Gasis ot cu-cmars relied upon uy limi. y. i<'or tlie atoresaia reasons, tlT.e petinon is wiUiout »l suDstance aucl tlie sam.e clesen/es to De clismisseu ancl is accordmgiv aismissed. ^ y. However, no order as to costs. SdA Dhirendra Mishra Judge 1-7