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found eligible to take the main examination, is without basis. The entire matter has now become
academic. Revaluation is not permissible unless the Rules provided for it. In this case, the Rules do
not provide for it. Hence the first contention is liable to be rejected.
8. The next contention urged by the petitioners is with reference to the ground urged in the writ
petition that “the commencing point of marks of other categories should be less than the last cut off
point of the general category, that is the starting point for reserved category [wrongly typed as general
category] should not be higher than the last cutoff point of the general category”. The learned Counsel
for petitioner was not able to elaborate on this ground.
9. KPSC has produced three statements. Annexure R-1 gives the total number of applicants,
total number of candidates who appeared for preliminary examination and total number of persons
found eligible/selected category wise for taking final examination without rural weightage and with
rural weightage. This shows that out of total 79250 applicants, 58555 candidates appeared for the
preliminary examination and the persons selected for taking main examination was 9847 [without rural
weightage] and 10210 [with rural weightage] 9.1) Annexure R-2 gives the break up of 10210 candidates
selected category wise (with rural weightage). It shows that for recruitment of 415 posts, 10201
candidates have been permitted to take main examination. It further shows that in the rate of 1:20, for
415 posts, 8300 candidates will have to be permitted to take main examination. But, as the Rules
require the said ratio should be ensured even in regard to reservation categories, it became necessary
to go beyond 8300 candidates and select additional 1901 candidates to ensure that 1:20 ratio is
maintained in all categories. Annexure R-3 is the corresponding category wise break up statement
without rural weightage. It gives the breakup of 9847 candidates, that is 8300 in the ratio of 1:20 for
415 posts, plus further 1547 candidates to ensure 1:20 ratio is reached in all reservation categories.
10. These statements show that to maintain the 1:20 ratio in all reservation categories KPSC has
gone below 8300 candidates. Therefore the contention of petitioners that candidate with less marks
than petitioner have been selected for main examination is misleading. If a petitioner is in the General
Merit category, it is possible that candidates in reservation category with lesser marks than petitioner
would be shown as selected. The petitioners can have grievance only if persons with lesser percentage
than petitioners in their respective categories have been selected. On 9.4.1999 this court has verified
and found that, none with lesser marks in respective categories have been selected.