P. SATHASIVAM, J.

( 1 ) LEAVE granted.

( 2 ) THIS appeal is filed against the final judgment and order dated 25. 03. 2004 passed by the High Court of Punjab and haryana in C. W. P. No. 6126 of 2003 whereby the High Court allowed the writ petition of the 1st respondent herein. 2. The brief facts in nutshell are as under: respondent No. 1 herein, who was a matriculate, joined as sepoy in the Indian Army on 13. 09. 1961. Respondent No. 1 improved his qualification and after obtaining one year teacher"s training at AEC Training College and Centre, panchmari, Madhya Pradesh, appointed as Education instructor (Hawaldar) on 12. 10. 1967. He retired on 30/9/1987 as Naib Subedar. His date of birth is 16/1/1944. He was 43= years old at the time of his retirement. On 10/5/1988, respondent"s name was sponsored by the Employment exchange for the post of JBT Teachers in the Punjab education Department. He appeared for the interview but the selection Committee refused to consider his case on the ground that he was not fulfilling the qualification for the post. According to the respondent, the training acquired by him during his service in the army is declared as equivalent to the training requi