Y. V. Rangaiah vs. J. Sreenivasa. AIR 1983 SC 852—Overruled by State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Raj Kumar, (2023) 3 SCC 773.

K. Vinod Chandran, CJ.—The controversy in the writ petitions, from which the above appeals arise, revolve around who is qualified to apply under the notification issued by the Government for selection and appointment of Lab Technicians: whether it is only those having Diploma in Lab Technician course, that too obtained from an Institution recognized by the Government of Bihar; or the persons who obtained such qualifications from anywhere in the country, even those who obtained their Diplomas through distance education, could apply. The selection which was commenced by an advertisement dated 21.06.2015, took a difficult path, by reason of the litigation initiated by those persons continuing as contractual employees. As of now, there are appointments made by virtue of the interim orders passed in the appeals, which appointments are subject to the final decision. We are hence, compelled to take note of the interim orders in the writ petition also before we take up the adjudication in the appeal, which is filed by those diplomates, who obtained their diplomas from t