CWP(T) No. 9349/2008 25.11.2009 Present: Mr. Jagdish Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. P.K. Sharma, Additional Advocate General for the respondents No. 1 and 2. Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Advocate for respondent No. 3. The petitioner has assailed the appointment of respondent No. 3 to the post of Panchayat Sahayak. The suitability of the petitioner and respondent No. 3 was gone into by a duly constituted Selection committee. The petitioner is at Sr. No. 3 in the merit list. Respondent No. 3, who was at serial No. 1 in the merit list, has already been appointed to the post in question. Mr. Jagdish Thakur has vehemently argued that his client was more meritorious since he has passed 10+2 examination and he should have been given preference. The minimum qualification for the post of Panchayat Sahayak is matriculation. Respondent No. 3 possesses this qualification. Accordingly, there is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed. (R.B. Misra), Acting Chief Justice (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. November 25, 2009 *awasthi*