SBCWP NO.487/00. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.487/2000. Ashok Kumar Sharma Versus State of Rajasthan & Anr. Date of order:- January 13, 2009. HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Abhishek Sharma for the petitioner. Shri S.N. Kumawat for the RPSC. ***** BY THE COURT :- Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2) This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner being aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not considering his name for appointment on the post of Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering). 3) Respondent-RPSC originally advertised 13 vacancies vide advertisement dated 20/8/1998 wherein, 6 vacancies were meant for general category candidates, 2 for Scheduled Caste category candidates, 2 for Scheduled Tribe category candidates and 3 for Other Backward Class category candidates. The grievance of the petitioner was that the appointment of the OBC category candidates could not have been made against the General Category candidates as it would be violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. First two candidates who have been selected SBCWP NO.487/00. 2 were the reserved posts of General Category candidates and would be required to be filled only from General Category. This Court vide interim-order dated 7/2/2000 directed the respondents to keep one post vacant. It was contended that one Shri Ravindra Bhakar who was at Sr.No.1 in merit list of general category having joined, left because he was selected in some other service. This Court vide its order dated 10/7/2000 modified the interim-order with the observation that now when one candidate in the general category has left, petitioner can be accommodated in his place. Even though, there was no positive direction of this Court to the respondents to give appointment but the respondents on their own forwarded name of the petitioner to the government and eventually petitioner was appointed vide order dated 13/10/2000 and since then, he has been working on the post of Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering) thereat. In view of above, nothing remains to be decided. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil SBCWP NO.487/00. 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL MISC.STAY APPLICATION NO.421/2000. IN S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.487/2000. Ashok Kumar Sharma Versus State of Rajasthan & Anr. Date of order:- January 13, 2009. HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Abhishek Sharma for the applicant-petitioner. Shri S.N. Kumawat for the RPSC. ***** BY THE COURT :- Consequent upon disposal of the writ petition, the stay application is also disposed of. The interim-order dated 19/7/2000 is accordingly vacated. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil