HARISH KUMAR
Md Sameer – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
Harish Kumar, J.—Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner, an aspirant for the post of Elementary Teacher of Urdu subject (Class I-V) in connection with Advertisement No. 27 of 2023, has approached this Court seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondent authorities of the Bihar Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Commission’) to publish the revised merit list for the teachers in Primary School for the afore noted Class in Urdu subject by including the name of the petitioner, on the premise that he has secured 54 marks in the Teachers Recruitment Examination (TRE-II), which is much above the cut off marks of 47 prescribed for the candidates belonging to the Orthopaedically Handicapped, in short, OH Category.
3. By way of Interlocutory Application No. 1 of 2024, the petitioner has also brought on record the fact that a fresh advertisement bearing No. 22 of 2024 has been issued, wherein unfilled vacancies under Orthopedically Handicapped Reserve Category of previous recruitment have been carried forward and merged into the fresh selection process. Hence, the petitioner has sought an amendment in the relief clause praying, therein
Saurav Yadav vs. State of Uttar Pradesh
Candidates from reserved categories, if selected on the basis of their own merit, cannot be counted against the quota for their vertical reservation categories. The application of horizontal reservat....
Candidates from reserved categories can claim horizontal reservations in open categories based on merit unless explicitly prohibited by law or policy.
Reservation – Merit must be given precedence and if candidates, who belong to SCs, STs and OBCs have secured higher marks or are more meritorious, they must be considered against seats meant for unre....
The court affirmed that horizontal reservation must be applied correctly, ensuring merit-based selection without exceeding prescribed quotas, and upheld the applicant's claim for appointment due to i....
It is well-established that an authority cannot make any selection/appointment beyond the number of posts advertised, even if there were a larger number of posts available than those advertised.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the reservation for PWD candidates is horizontal and candidates must be appointed against vacancies exclusively earmarked for them.
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