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Karnataka PSC
Sl. Name of Educational Institutions Course- No.of Applns.
No.
duration Recd.
Xxx Xxx Xxx
2. Academy of General Education, 1 year 01
Manipal
Science
Course in Library
3. State Council of Vocational 2 years 304
Course JOC Diploma by
4.
Government of Karnataka
Diploma in Library Science from
Govt. Polytechnic
-do- 85
5. Course in Library Science from:
Madras University
6 months 01
6. Course in Library Science from:
Annamalai University
1 year 10
7. Course in Library Science from:
Madurai Kamaraj University
1 year 07
10. Course in Library Science from:
National Open School
1 year 49
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13. Accordingly, the third respondent has finalized the select list purely on the basis of merit.
14. The common contention of the learned counsel for the applicants is that the selection has to be
restricted from amongst those who possess the prescribed qualifications or equivalent qualifications
declared by the Government. Since so far no equivalent qualifications have been formally declared,
their contention is that the selection has to be confined from amongst the 233 candidates who possess
the prescribed qualifications viz., the SSLC with four months certificate course in Library Science.
Their further contention is that the candidates who possess different qualifications which are not declared
as equivalent and even if it is higher qualification on the basis of the duration of the course they cannot
be considered since the qualification possessed by ach one of them is not the qualification prescribed
for the post. Their further contention is that a person possessing higher qualification should not be
considered for a post if there are candidates with the prescribed and requisite qualifications are available.
In support of their claim, they have invited our attention to a decision of the High Court of Karnataka
in Writ Petition Nos.29048-29055 of 2002 and connected matters, disposed of on 28.11.2002
(Annexure-A8 in A.No.6876 of 2003).
15. The sum and substance of their arguments and their stand is that if sufficient number of candidates
possessing the prescribed qualifications or qualifications declared as equivalent are available, the selection
should be confined only from amongst them and applicants with higher qualifications shall not be
considered for appointment.
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