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category, therefore, the applicant became eligible for the main examination. The applicant has submitted
the prescribed application for main examination duly filled with the attested copies of the testimonials/
certificates. In that he has claimed reservation under ‘II-B’ category and in support of his claim he has
enclosed II-B certificate dated 16.4.2005 – Annexure-A1, which has been issued by the Tahsildar,
Malur Taluk. Whereas, the Respondent has rejected the application of the applicant for main
examination vide the impugned endorsement dated 12.5.2005 – Annexure-A4 on two grounds that
(1) the applicant has not enclosed the relevant certificate in support of his initial claim for reservation
under GM-Rural category and (2) that the subsequent claim of the applicant for reservation under II-
B category, is not permissible.
5. Learned Counsel for the applicant submitted that while filling up the application form for
preliminary examination, the applicant by inadvertence and over sight had marked the G.M. and Rural
columns and hence his candidature has been considered under GM-Rural category. Whereas, the
applicant actually belongs to II-B category and in support of his claim the applicant has produced
Caste Certificate claiming reservation under II-B instead of GM-Rural and the same has been indicated
in the application for the main examination.
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6. The Counsel of the applicant further averred that the applicant had not claimed rural weightage,
and the Respondent cannot put the applicant under GM-Rural category as he has produced Caste
Certificate claiming reservation under II-B category and averred that the endorsement issued is without
application of mind. Hence, seeks for an appropriate direction to the respondents.
7. The respondent does not dispute the fact that the applicant was one of the candidates who
appeared for the Gazetted Probationers Preliminary Examination 2005. The learned Standing Counsel
for KPSC Sri. T.Narayanaswamy made the following submission that, the applicant in his application
for the preliminary examination had indicated that he belongs to GM category and also claimed rural
reservation and hence his candidature was rightly considered under GM-Rural. Photocopy of the
original application is produced as Annexure-R1. The applicant has secured 291.50 marks in the
Preliminary Examination and became eligible to write the main examination. Since he had claimed
rural reservation under GM category and has secured 291.50 marks which is higher than the cut-off
marks under GM-Rural, his candidature was considered for the main examination. The applicant has
submitted his application for the main examination as per Annexure-A3 and did not produce any
certificate in support of his original claim for rural reservation. Hence, the applicant has been treated