Judgment

DR. ARUIT PASAYAT, J.- Leave granted.

2. Challenge in these appeals is to the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court allowing the writ appeal filed by the respondents setting aside the order of dismissal by the learned Single Judge in the writ petition filed.

3. The background facts in a nutshell are as follows:

An examination was held by the appellant, Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation") for the purpose of selecting persons for the post of Assistant Accounts Officers. The said examination was held on two dates i.e. on 29-8-1991 and 30-8-1991. The result was declared on 19-12-1991. Twelve persons were declared successful in the said examination and by a circular dated 19-12-1991 the respondent, M.R.

Somashekhar was promoted to the post of Assistant Accounts Officer. Similar was the case with the respondent, A.T. Chandrashekhar.

4. Some time after the date of promotion, allegations were made that the Chief Examiner had allowed some of the candidates to write the examination papers at his house. On this allegation the Corporation decided to call for re-examination. The Managing Director initially did not agree