1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 314 of 2006 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.S.K.Pardhy, Adv. for the Petitioner. Mr.Agrawal, A.G.P. for the Respondents. CORAM : J.N.Patel & A.H.Joshi, JJ. DATE : March 2, 2006. Heard. The petitioner has approached this Court invoking its extra-ordinary jurisdiction seeking directions against the respondents to permit him to compete in the Open category, though he belongs to Scheduled Caste. It is the contention of the petitioner that his case can be considered against the vacancy reserved for physically challenged persons for the purpose of being appointed for the post of peon. It was the case of respondents that the post is reserved for open category and the petitioner is a candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste. The 2 petitioner has annexed a certificate in support of his contention that he belongs to the category of physically challenged persons suffering disability in the nature of blindness which is to the extent of 76%. As the petitioner had approached this Court on the eve of the interviews being conducted, this Court by an interim order dt. 25.1.2006 directed the respondents to allow the petitioner to appear for the interview. Accordingly, the petitioner has been interviewed as a provisional candidate. In the above circumstances, we dispose of this petition with a direction to the respondents that if the petitioner has qualified for being appointed and there is a quota available for physically challenged person, then the case of the petitioner should be considered treating him as a person belonging to the open category and results be declared and appointments be made accordingly. The petition stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE jaiswal