Judgment

O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, J:- What is the ideal mode of selection to a Public Service. by written examination. by oral test (viva voce). or by a combination of both? If the last. what is the proper. relative weight that should be attached to the written examination and the oral test? Is the oral test so pernicious in practice. as suggested by some. that it should be abandoned without regrets or the weight to be attached to it be made minimal ? Has any such consensus emerged among the informed and the cognoscenti as to require the Court to scrap a selection as arbitrary on the sole around that the weight accorded to the oral test appeared to be high ?

2. Pursuant to the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules made by the Governor of Rajasthan in consultation with the Rajasthan Public Service Commission and the High Court of Rajasthan. the Rajasthan Public Service Commission held a competitive examination for recruitment of Munsifs. The competitive examination consisted of a written examination with two papers in law carrying 100 marks each and two papers. one in Hindi and the other in English, each carrying 50 marks and a viva voce examination carrying 100 marks. The viva voce examination