IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 4638 of 2009. Decided on: 3.3.2010 Pushpender Kumar …. Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others. ….. Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.K.Ahuja, Judge Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner: Mr.K.B. Khajuria, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr.R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved since he is not considered for selection, though he satisfied the eligibility criteria as on the last date of submission of the application. As rightly been pointed out by the learned Senior Additional Advocate General that the Appointing Authority, as per Annexure P-4, had made it clear that IRDP certificate should be valid on both occasions i.e. on the last date of submission of the application and at the time of interview. Admittedly, the petitioner did not have a valid certificate at the time of interview. The possession of the IRDP certificate being an essential and eligible criterion for selection and since the 2 petitioner did not satisfy that criterion on the date of selection and the date of selection being also the relevant date prescribed by the Appointing Authority, we do not find any merit in the writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed and so the pending application(s), if any. ( Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. March 3, 2010 (V.K.Ahuja) (trs/bss) Judge