IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 13821 of 2008. Decided on: 23.02.2011. __________________________________________________________ Seema Devi. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr. Puneet Rajta, Advocate vice Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Anshul Bansal, Additional Advocate General with Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General for respondents No.1, 2, 3 and 5. Respondent No.4 already ex-parte. None for respondent No.6. Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral). Petitioner has assailed the appointment of respondent No.6 to the post of Primary Assistant Teacher in Government Primary School, Chulhari, Tehsil Bangana, District Una (Education Block, Bangana). It has come in the reply that the petitioner was not possessing the essential qualifications prescribed for the post in question on the last date prescribed, i.e. 10.1.2006. The interview for the post in question 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - was fixed on 4th May, 2006 and the petitioner qualified the M.Com. Examination only on 18th May, 2006. It is well settled by now that the candidate must possess the essential qualification on the date prescribed in the Rules or in the advertisement. Consequently, since the petitioner herself was not in possession of the essential qualification on the last date prescribed, she cannot be permitted to assail the appointment of respondent No.6 to the post of Primary Assistant Teacher in Government Primary School, Chulhari, Tehsil Bangana, District Una. 2. Accordingly, in view of the above discussion, the present petition is dismissed being devoid of any merit, so also the pending application(s), if any. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. February 23, 2011. (sck).