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therefore clear that after the written test when the result was declared and interview cards were
issued, the purpose of the written test was over and in this view of the matter, therefore, it is now open
to the Public Service Commission to prepare a selection list in order of merit on the basis of marks
obtained by candidates in the interview alone and without adopting any further criteria or restriction.
18. The contention that for some candidates a separate Selection Board was constituted to hold
interviews at Rewa although may appear to be not very satisfactory as it was done when the process
of interview was on, but still in the absence of any positive allegation of mala fide no grievance could
be made as it would only provide a place for interview easily accessible to candidates to a particular
region.
19. The interveners’ contention was that the petitioners have not joined all the candidates who
have been selected and some of them have come to intervene and support the selection but it is not
disputed that the list of selection is only recommendatory as the appointing authority is the State
Government and so long as no appointments are made, there is no vested right in any one of the
candidates and therefore the objection that all those who were selected have not been joined could
not be accepted.
Madhya Pradesh PSC
20. In the light of the discussion above, therefore, it is not necessary to strike down the whole
process. So far as the written test for purposes of finding out eligible candidates are concerned it
could not be said to be bad. The petition is therefore partly allowed and it is directed that respondent
No.2, the Public Service Commission, will prepare a list of candidates in order of merit on the basis of
marks obtained by them at the interview in accordance with Rule 12. The Selection List published by
adding up all the marks of the written test and by applying the criteria of minimum marks is held to be
invalid and is quashed. It is further directed that as the process has already taken a long time, the
Public Service Commission will prepare the list as indicated and submit it to the Government for
appointments within three months from today. Parties are directed to bear their own costs.
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