Judgment

S. R. Das J.- This is an appln. under Art. 32, Const. Ind.. complaining of the infringement of the petnr s fundamental right to employment in the State service of resp. 1.

2. By a notfn. dated 16-12-1949, published in the Fort St. George Gazette, dated 20-12-1949, the Madras Public Services Commission invited applns. for 83 posts of District Munsifs in the Madras Subordinate Civil Judicial Service. It was notified that out of the 83 posts to be filled by direct recruitment, 12 were to go to persons already in the service holding certain classes of employment in the Madras Civil Judicial Dept. & that the remaining 71 posts would be filled up from among the Official Receivers, Assistant Public Prosecutors & practising members of the Bar. It was further notified that the selection of the candidates would be made from various castes, religions & communities in pursuance of the rules prescribed in what are popularly described as Communal G. Os., namely, for Harijans 19, Muslims 6, Christians 6, Backward Hindus 10, Non-Brahmin Hindus 32 & Brahmins 11, Different & unequal age limits for candidates of the above mentioned different classes were fixed & no age limit was fixed for Ha