In regard to the second appellant, he was removed from the interview list.
The majority held that permitting the 33 candidates to appear for the interview was number impermissible.
This came to be challenged.
33 persons had number passed BE Civil Examination before the last date and their results were declared after the cut off date.
The 33 respondents appealed before this Court.
The writ petition was dismissed by the Single Judge.
In other words, the candidates who were number qualified on the prescribed date were to be treated as junior en block to the fully qualified selected candidates.
This led to the filing of a writ petition by the second appellant.
The matter travelled to this Court and this Court set aside the judgment of the Division Bench.
They came to be interviewed, pursuant to instructions and they were selected.
In the case of second appellant, the petition was allowed and the second appellant was found entitled to the same benefit as given to the first appellant.
A writ petition was filed challenging the appellants appointment on the same ground.
This Judgment, however, came to be set aside by the Division Bench and the appointment of the appellants was set aside.
The judgment of the Single Judge came to be restored.
The Writ Petition was dismissed.
It is, accordingly, that party respondent No.3 hereinafter referred to as the writ petitioner filed SWP No.2186 of 2001 before the Court.
The High Court took the view that if the Board has interpreted the eligibility clause in a particular manner in the case of first appellant who had cleared examination along with the second appellant, there is numberjustification to give different interpretation.
However, another Writ Petition came to be filed questioning the selection of 33 respondents on the very same grounds.
The appointment of the 33 persons was number set aside and they were ordered to be treated as junior to those selected candidates who were fully qualified on the prescribed date.
Reason Civil appeals SLP C Nos.7843 7844 of 2014 by Special Leave are filed against the judgment of the High companyrt of Jammu and Kashmir dated 04.03.2014 by which it set aside the judgment of the Single Judge and set aside the selection and appointment of the appellants as Junior Engineers.
However, the Division Bench took the view that the 33 respondents companyld number have been allowed to companypete for the post as they did number possess the requisite qualification.
The Writ Petition was dismissed.
The present appeal arises from a writ petition filed by another person, namely, party respondent in these appeals Shri Harvinder Singh.
On 01.07.1997, an advertisement was published for the post of Junior Engineers Elect Grade II in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
No appeal was filed against the order.
M. JOSEPH, J. Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by 1.
SANJAY KUMAR Date 2019.01.22 160149 IST Leave granted.
