JUDGMENT :

Sandeep V. Marne J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties, taken up for final hearing.

2. By this petition, Petitioner assails the order dated 7th October, 2020 issued by the respondent-Bank cancelling his candidature for appointment on the post of Generalist Officer, Scale-II. The cancellation of candidature is done on account of petitioner not fulfilling the essential qualification of 60% marks in Bachelor’s Degree in aggregate of all semesters/years.

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts of the case are that Recruitment Notification issued by the respondent-Bank for recruitment inter-alia to the post of Generalist Officer, Scale-II on 10th December, 2019 requiring essential qualification of Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with knowledge in Computers, with a caveat that candidate must secure minimum of 60% marks in Bachelor’s Degree in aggregate of all semesters/years. Petitioner possesses qualification of Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and on the strength of such a diploma, he secured lateral entry to second year of Bachelor of Engineering and completed the course. He applied in pursuance of the Notificatio