IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP (T) 10082 of 2008 Decided on: May 26, 2011 Ajay Kumar ..Petitioner. Versus State of HP and others .. Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Jaswal, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. J.S. Guleria, Assistant Advocate General for respondents No. 1 to 4. Mr. Vivek Thakur, Advocate for respondents No. 5 and 6. Surjit Singh, Judge (oral) Reply and Power of Attorney, on behalf of respondents No.5 and 6, has been filed in Court. Be taken on record. 2. Heard and gone through the record. 3. Petitioner, who applied for the post of Assistant Primary Teacher alongwith respondent No.6, is aggrieved by the action of respondents No. 2 to 5, in not selecting him for the said post, but placing him in the waiting list, despite the fact that he was better qualified than respondent No.6, who has been selected. Whet her report ers of t he l ocal papers may be al l owed t o see t he j udgment ? É2É 4. Learned counsel, representing the petitioner, submits that petitioner was awarded only ½ mark out of 15 marks in viva-voce, while respondent No.6 was awarded 14 marks and this made the difference. According to him, petitioner was awarded half a mark only to eliminate him and respondent No.6 was awarded fourteen marks to place her above him (the petitioner). 5. There is nothing on record, suggesting that there was any hanky-panky in the award of marks in viva-voce. There is no allegation of malafide. 6. Another submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that certificate of the petitioner regarding his belonging to IRDP family was wrongly rejected by the Interview Committee, on the excuse that it was not issued by the Competent Authority. Certificate is Annexure A-3. It is only a copy, certified by the Panchayat Secretary. There is nothing, indicating as to who had issued the certificate. Hence, submission is rejected. For the foregoing reasons, petition is dismissed. May 26, 2011 (ss) (Surjit Singh), J.