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HIGH COURT OF ORISSA : CUTTACK
W.P. (C) No.8898 of 2004
D.D. 17.8.2005
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice I.M.Quddusi &
The Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.Prusty
Debasis Rout ... Petitioner
Vs.
Orissa P.S.C. & Anr. ... Opposite Parties
Examination:
The petitioner appeared for Orissa Civil Service Examination opting for Geography and Public
Administration as optional subjects – Though the petitioner was called for interview he was not selected
- The petitioner has challenged his non selection on the ground that Public Administration papers were
evaluated by teachers of Political Science - Court considering the opinion of Head of Department of
Utkal University that Professors/Readers/Senior Lecturer of Political Science are competent to evaluate
the answer scripts of both papers of Public Administration under the syllabi, Orissa P.S.C. has upheld
the stand of the P.S.C. and dismissed the writ petition.
Case referred:
AIR 2004 SC 4116 - Pramod Kumar Srivastava v. Chairman, Bihar Public Service Commission,
Patna and Others
I.M.Quddusi, J.
Orissa PSC
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed against the judgment and order dated 11.8.2004 passed by the
Orissa Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack, in O.A.No.1553 (C) of 2004, dismissing
the O.A. which was filed by the petitioner.
2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner appeared in the Orissa Civil Services
Examination, 2000 which was conducted by the Orissa Public Service Commission. The scheme of
the examination consists of a preliminary examination and thereafter written examination to be followed
by viva-voce/interview of the candidates. The candidates who participated in the preliminary
examination and qualified in the same were called for written examination in which the name of the
petitioner was also included. The petitioner was called for to the written examination. He had therein
opted for two optional subjects, i.e., one was Geography and other was Public Administration.
Thereafter he was called for interview but when the final result was published on 31.12.2003 his name
did not find place in the merit list. Thereafter he applied, after depositing requisite fees, for providing