JUDGMENT :

K.V. Viswanathan, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The present appeal calls in question the correctness of the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur dated 27.04.2022 in D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 997 of 2019. By the said judgment, the Division Bench dismissed the appeal of the appellant and confirmed the order dated 27.11.2018 of the learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petition of the appellant.

3. We have heard Mr. Nishant Bishnoi, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Milind Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent-State and perused the records of the case. We have also considered the written submissions filed by the parties.

4. The facts lie in a very narrow compass. The respondent-authorities under the provisions of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 and the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996, on 11.09.2017, issued an advertisement inviting applications for the post of Teacher Grade III Level II in the Scheduled Area (TSP). A total of 1455 posts were advertised. The relevant clauses of the advertisement were as under:-

“6. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL

QUALIFICATIONS:-

Under sub-section (1) of section (23) of the Free and Co