S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.

( 1 ) ISSUE Rule. Learned counsel for respondents, who are present in the Court, waive service of notice of Rule. With consent of parties, the matter was heard finally.

( 2 ) THE writ petitioner here question the selection process for the post of Senior Hindi Translator in the first respondent organization (hereafter referred to as NSD ). The NSD is a society and an autonomous body, fully funded and controlled by the Central Government.

( 3 ) BY an advertisement issued sometime in the end of September 2002, the NSD called for applications from eligible candidates of Senior Hindi Translator. The relevant portion of the advertisement reads as follows: national School of Drama, an autonomous organization fully financed by the Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Deptt. Of Culture invites applications for the following post: senior HINDI TRANSLATOR : One post pay Scale : Rs. 5500 175 9000 qualifications and Experience: essential: 1. Consistently good academic record with high second class (B+ ). Master s Degree in Hindi with English as an elective subject at degree stage or Master s Degree in Linguistics with Hindi and English as elective subjects

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