Swati Ojha vs Rajasthan High Court And Ors

By this writ petition, a prayer is made to treat the petitioner to be eligible for the post of Lower Division Clerk (for short "LDC") pursuant to the advertisement dated 09th January, 2013 and accordingly, to allow her to appear in typing and computer efficiency test.

The Office of the District and Sessions Judge, Tonk (Rajasthan) issued an advertisement on 09th January, 2013 calling for applications for the post of LDC in the pay band of Rs.5200- 20200 with grade pay of Rs.1900. The qualification required for the post is mentioned in the advertisement. The candidates were required to be in possession of qualification of senior secondary from the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan or by the University or other qualification higher with the knowledge in Devnagari Lipi in Hindi. The candidates were further required to be in possession of the qualification of computer application with the speed of 8000 key depression per hour. The petitioner made an application but she was declared ineligible for want of qualification.

Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is in possession of required qualification of computer application. She was having the said course at the level of Part - III B.Sc. Examination. The petitioner is thus graduate in computer application. She has wrongly been declared ineligible for the post. The prayer is accordingly to allow the petitioner to appear in typing and computer efficiency test and if she qualifies then may be given appointment.

Learned counsel for the respondents has opposed the prayer made in the writ petition. They have justified their action.

A reference of the advertisement has been given. The petitioner is not in possession of requisite qualification. The prayer is to dismiss the writ petition.

We have considered rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

The required qualification for the post of LDC given in the advertisement is quoted hereunder for ready reference :

"3" शैक्षणिक योग्यता:-

कनिष्ठ लिपिक पदों के लिए सीधी भर्ती के लिए कोई अभ्यर्थी राजस्थान माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड से सीनियर सैकण्डरी परीक्षा या विश्वविद्यालय या बोर्ड से सरकार द्वारा उसके समतुल्य मान्यता प्राप्त कोई परीक्षा या कोई उच्चतर परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण किया होना चाहिए और इसके अतिरिक्त देवनागरी लिपि में हिन्दी का अच्छा ज्ञान होना चाहिए और राजस्थान सरकार द्वारा मान्यता प्राप्त किसी संस्था से कम्प्यूटर एप्लीकेषन में प्रमाण पत्र पाठ्यक्रम उत्तीर्ण किया होना चाहिए और कम्प्यूटर पर 8000 की डिप्रेशन (key depressions) प्रति घंटा की गति होनी चाहिए।

परन्तु उपयुक्त मामलों में, उच्च न्यायालय शारीरिक रूप से निःषक्त व्यक्तियों के लिए, जो राजस्थान निःषक्त व्यक्तियों का नियोजन नियम, 2000 तथा इस निमित सरकार द्वारा समय-समय पर जारी किये गये आदेषों के अनुसार निश्चित और आरक्षित पदों पर भर्ती और नियुक्ति के लिए पात्र होगें, कम्प्यूटर एप्लीकेशन अर्हता की शर्त को शिथिल कर सकेगा।"

The required qualification for the post of LDC is of senior secondary or any other higher qualification with the knowledge of Devnagari Lipi in Hindi. It is apart from the qualification in computer application with the speed of 8000 key depression per hour. The perusal of the Annexure - 1, the degree of the petitioner, it does not show that the petitioner is in possession of 8000 key depression per hour. In absence of the aforesaid, she has been held ineligible.

We do not find any illegality in the action of the respondents. When the qualification was specifically mentioned in the advertisement in consonance to the Rules, it was required to be possessed by the petitioner. The selection herein is of the year 2013 and has already been completed, thus on merit as well as looking to the time gap in between, we do not find any reason to allow the prayer made in the writ petition.

Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed.