1 S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.5687/2007. (PUHA RAM & ANR. VS. STATE & ORS.) DATE OF ORDER : 23.04.2008. HON'BLE MR. GOVIND MATHUR, J. Mr. Sunil Beniwal for the petitioner. Mr. N.M. Lodha, Additional Advocate General. Mr. Tarun Joshi for the respondents. In pursuant to the notification dated 30.10.2006, the petitioners applied for appointment to the post of Teacher Grade III and also faced the selection proceedings. According to the petitioners, the cut-off marks prescribed for the Other Backward Class (OBC) to which they belong is higher than to General Category and the respondents have not treated the persons belonging to OBCs and standing in General Merit against the vacancies relating to General Category. As per the petitioner, if the persons belonging to OBCs, stands in General Merit, have to be considered against the vacancies relating to General Category. In the reply to the writ petition, it is stated by respondents that not even a single candidate of a Reserve Category securing cut off marks equal or more than cut off marks of General category has been considered in their own category. All such candidates have been considered against General category only. 2 In view of the categorical stand that the persons even from reserve categories, who stood in General Merit were considered against the vacancies relating to the General Category, the allegations made by the petitioners losts its foundation, thus, the petition for writ is dismissed. (GOVIND MATHUR)J. Anil/