Thus, the petition ought to have been dismissed for number impleading the necessary parties.
Respondent No.1 applied in pursuance of the said advertisement seeking benefit of reservation in favour of Uttaranchal women.
Hence, these appeals.
The final result of the selection was declared on 31.7.2003 and it was evident from the result that respondent No.1 was number selected.
Instead of filling of 35 vacancies, recommendations to fill up 42 vacancies were made as the decision had been taken in this regard prior to declaration of result.
Respondent No.1, being aggrieved preferred Writ Petition No.780 of 2003 M B in the High Court of Uttaranchal seeking quashment of select list dated 31.7.2003 mainly on the ground that women candidates belonging to Uttaranchal had secured marks making them eligible to be selected in general category and had it been done so, respondent No.1 companyld have been selected in reserved category being a woman of Uttaranchal.
Thus, the said candidate ought to have been appointed against the general category vacancy and respondent No.1 ought to have been offered the appointment giving her the benefit of horizontal reservation for Uttaranchal women.
Not a single successful candidate had been impleaded as a respondent before the High Court.
It had also been pleaded in the petition that some of the women candidates who number only claimed the benefit of horizontal reservation but have been selected giving the said benefit, did number submit their respective certificate of domicile at the time of filling up the application forms but they produced the said certificate at a later stage and it was accepted.
Out of 42 posts, 26 were filled up by general category and 16 by reserved category candidates.
Dr. B. S. CHAUHAN, J. These appeals have been preferred by the Public Service Commission and the State Government of Uttaranchal being aggrieved of the judgment and order of the High Court of Uttaranchal, Nainital dated 26.10.2005 allowing the Writ Petition No.780 of 2003 M B and directing the present appellants to appoint respondent No.1 Ms. Mamta Bisht as Civil Judge, Junior Division in the State of Uttaranchal.
She qualified in the written examination and thus faced the interview held by the Commission.
Facts and circumstances giving rise to these appeals are that Public Service Commission, Uttaranchal hereinafter referred to as the Commission issued an advertisement dated 7.6.2002 inviting applications for 35 posts of Civil Judge, Junior Division with a stipulation that the number of vacancies may be increased or decreased.
The High Court accepted the first submission of respondent No.1 after examining the record of selection and came to the companyclusion that last selected woman candidate who was given benefit of horizontal reservation for Uttaranchal women had secured marks higher than the last selected candidate in general category.
belonging to Uttaranchal would be applicable.
It clarified that the reservation policy adopted by the State i.e. reservation in favour of SC ST OBC and horizontal reservation in favour of handicapped, and women etc.
Some women candidates stood selected in general category while others had been given the benefit of horizontal reservation being resident of Uttaranchal.
