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Commission Norms and without consulting the U.G.C. and in violation the various orders, passed by
the Supreme Court as also by this Court in the matter of fixing the minimum qualifying marks for
interview. Terming the impugned panel and the results as arbitrary, discriminatory, illegal and violative
of the principles of service jurisprudence, the petitioners, besides praying for quashing the impugned
panel and the results, have also prayed for a direction to the respondents to hold a fresh interview for
appointment of lecturers in different universities and colleges of Jharkhand.
3. The case of the petitioners is that consequent upon the identification of vacancies in the posts
of lecturers in the various subjects in different colleges under the various universities within the State of
Jharkhand, the Respondent-J.P.S.C. had published an advertisement dated 31 st January, 2007 in the
local newspaper, inviting applications from eligible candidates, declaring the eligibility criteria therein.
In response to the advertisement dated 31 st January, 2007, (Annexure-2), several applications were
received including the applications of the members of the Petitioner’s Association. After concluding
the tests including the viva-voce test, the J.P.S.C. published the results of the examinations along with
a panel containing the recommendations for appointment of the successful candidates to the post of
lecturers. The petitioners constitute a group of such candidates, who were not declared successful at
the tests. Their main grievance is that by fixing minimum 40 marks for interview and 60 marks for
academic qualification and failure to attach mark for academic qualifications including the Ph.D. degrees,
the Respondents-J.P.S.C. has acted arbitrarily and by way of discrimination, has deprived the members
of the Petitioner-Association from their opportunity of appointment to the posts of lecturers. The
petitioner Association has also challenged the entire selection process on the ground that it is in violation
of the U.G.C. norms and contrary to the directives given by this Court in several cases and also by the
Supreme Court in several judgments.
Jharkhand PSC
In the matter of (i) Formation of selection committee, (ii) Appointment of experts (iii) Coram of
selection Committee (iv) Reservation for SC/ST/Handicapped candidates (v) Appointment of
representative experts for SC/ST. Women and handicapped persons (vi) Allocation of marks for
Ph.D. publication, Teaching Experience, Research Experience, Ph.D. productions and other academic
achievements (vii) seven points scale of U.G.C. and (viii) Consideration of outstanding career, distinctions
and other achievements of concerned meritorious candidates.
Learned counsel adds further that the petitioners have also challenged the vires of Section 57(2)(b)
of the Jharkhand State Universities Act, 2000 on the ground that the provisions of Section 57, which
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