HSGH COURT OF GHHATTiSGARH. BILASPUR Writ Petition IS1 NQ.^823 oLZOOZ PET!T!QNER iShs.ilendra Kumar Sahu. S/o Shri Sewa Lal Sahu, Aged about 29 years, R/o L.I.G. 570, Padmnabhpur, Durg C.G. Versus RESPONDENTS 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, Department of Energy Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan Raipur (C.G.) 2. Chhattisaarh State Electricity Board Through the Chairman Dagania Raipur, C.G. 3. Additiona! Secretary, Chhattisgarh State EiectTicity Board, Dagania, Raipur, C.G. WRIT PETITiON UNDERARTICLE 226 OF THE CONST!TU!ON OF SNDIA Accsarancs: Shri Aiok Pandey, counse! for the petitioner. Shri Sumit Verma, Pa.net Lawyer for the State on advance copy. •^- QRALQRDER (14.11.2007) SUNSL KUM.AR 51NHA. 4. H©ardon a.dmission. Learned counse! for the petltioner submits that the petitioner has appliad for his recruitment to the post 6f A-ssistant Engineer, for which a.n advertisement dated 23.7.2006 was pubHshed vide Annexure-P/2. Ha submits that the petitioner wa.s allowed to appear in the written examination, but he was not ailowed to appea.r in the interview a.nd the petitloner could not appear in the interview. When the petitioner wanted to know the reason, he was communicated by a memo datsd 15 June, 20Q7 that s'nce he does not possess the dsgrse in discipiines required by the emptoyar, he was not quatlfied for appearin^ in the interview. He atso submits that the petitioner possesses a degree in Production Engineering, therefore he should ha.ve been al!owed in intervjaw and his degree shoutd have been treated equivalent to Mechanica! Engineering. w 'y. W.P. (S)No.6523 of 2007 f- 1 have considered the points raised by learnad counsei for the petitioner. A perusa! of the advertisement would show that in fact, minimum qualification for the said post was a degree/AME in Mechanica!/ ;lectrical/Eiectronics/C!vi!./CQmputer Science required with minimum 65% marks from any recognized University. The form submittsd by the petitioner vide Annexure-P/3 would show that the petitioner himself has mentioned in the form in the column of qualification i.e. column No. 18 that he possess a degree in the branch of Productjon Engineering. Admittedly, the gra.duato having degree in the branch or discipiine Production Engineering was not requlred for the said post and requisite qualification was that he should possess a degree in either of the branches referred to abov® i.e. in iVlechanical./ Electrical/Electronics/ Civil/Computer Science with minimum 65% marks from any recognized University. Therefore, it is clear that the petitioner was not hoiding the requisite qualifics-Sion and if he was not a!!owed In intervjew, no iltegaljty has been committed by the concemed authority or the employer. ! do not find any merit in the writ petition, the petition is not worth admission and the sa.me is dismissed at the motion stage itseff. _Q—-- Sd/- SunilKumar Sinha Judge " vatti