JUDGMENT

Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri, J.-Leave is granted.

2. These appeals are from the judgment and order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack in O.J.C. No. 8733 of 2000 dated September 12, 2000 and final order of November 3, 2000 in Civil Review No. 137 of 2000, respectively.

3. The unsuccessful petitioner in the said O.J.C. and Civil Review is the appellant. He was temporarily appointed in the post of Extra Departmental Mail Carriers (for short, the EDMC ) in the Sithalo Branch Post Office, by the Assistant Superintendent of the Post Offices (I/C), Jagatsinghpur Sub-Division, Jagatsinghpur (for short, respondent No. 4 ) on February 1, 1997. He worked in that post till September 3, 1997. He was again appointed as a substitute in the said post for the period from May 9, 1998 to August 24, 1998 in Palasol Branch Post Office. For filling up the post on permanent basis, respondent No. 4 sent a requisition to the Employment Exchange to sponsor candidates having qualification of VIII standard passed for the post of EDMC. It may be mentioned that in the requisition to Employment Exchange there was no mention that preference will be given to the candidates who passe