D.B. Civil Special Appeal No.725/2000 in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.152/98 (Vishnu Prakash Sharma & Anr. Vs. State of Raj. & Anr.) Date:24/03/2009 HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE ASHOK PARIHAR HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE G.S. SARRAF Mr. Ghanshyam Singh, for appellants. Mr. S.N. Kumawat, AAG, for respondents. BY THE COURT: An advertisement was issued by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission for selection to the post of A.En. (Civil) on 18.1.1997. The State Government vide notification dated 22.1.1997 made 20% reservation for women in most of the services including the present services. On a query been made by the Commission, the notification of reservation dated 22.1.1997 was also made applicable by the State Government in the present selections. Consequently, a corrigendum was also issued by the Commission on 10.2.1997 in regard to 20% reservation for women for the posts so notified. After selections, names of the appellants were placed at No.100 and 101. However, in view of the reservation made for women, two women candidates were included in the select list and the appellants could not be given appointment. Thus, aggrieved, the appellants sought remedy before this court with the allegation that the reservation made for the women could not have been applied in the present selections challenging even the notification in regard to providing reservation to the women. The writ petition, however, was dismissed by the learned Single Judge vide order dated 24.5.2000. Mr. S.N. Kumawat, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Commission submitted that the reservation made for the women has already been upheld upto the Supreme Court. That apart, even corrigendum in the initial advertisement has also been issued by the Commission on 10.2.1997 as per clarification made by the State Government and selections were made accordingly. The notification of the reservation dated 26.1.1997 as also corrigendum dated 10.2.1997 not been challenged by the appellants at the relevant time and having participated i the process of selection without any protest, the appellants even otherwise could not have assailed the validity of the notification as also process of selection subsequently. Having considered entire facts and circumstance since after due consideration proper discretion has already been used by the learned Single Judge, we find no ground for any further interference. The appeal is dismissed accordingly as having no merits. (G.S. Sarraf) J. (Ashok Parihar) J.