As the said Chandan Singh companyld number get selected he filed a writ petition questioning the circular dated 22.02.1999 insofar as it provides for bonus marks to the applicants belonging to the districts and the rural area of the companycerned district.
By the time the writ petition came up for hearing before the learned Single Judge, a Full Bench of the High Court decided on 21.10.1999 in Deepak Kumar Suthars case that giving of weightage on the ground of residence in the district and rural areas by adding bonus marks is unconstitutional.
Apprehending that this judgment would affect them, many of the candidates appointed in various Zila Parishads pursuant to the impugned selection have sought permission of this Court to file SLPs.
However, the Full Bench gave prospective effect to the judgment and also declined to grant relief to the writ petitioners for the reason that even if bonus marks were excluded, they will number stand to gain.
The judgment in Deepak Kumar Suthars case has been applied to the selection of Gram Sewaks by the impugned judgment dated 27.02.2001.
This judgment was followed by another Full Bench which examined the validity of a similar circular in relation to the selections to the posts of teachers by Zila Parishads.
The first five appeals are filed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge of Rajasthan High Court in Writ Petition No.
The High Court directed preparation of a fresh merit list of candidates without adding bonus marks on account of residence of any candidate.
With this direction, the writ petition was disposed of on 27.02.2001.
It may be stated that the bonus marks provided for the residence in the State has number been challenged by any of the parties.
