JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. J. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. T. Jamoh, learned standing counsel for the Education Department, representing respondent nos.1 and 2, Mr. A. Apang, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. N. Anju, learned standing counsel for the respondent no.3.

2. By filing this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed (i) for setting aside the result notification dated 01.08.2019 in respect of Post of Assistant Professor (Hindi), claiming that the said post is reserved for Persons with Disability (Orthopedically); and (ii) for a direction upon the respondent no.3 to select the petitioner for appointment in the said post.

3. In brief, the case of the petitioner is that on 31.05.2018, an employment advertisement was issued by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as “APPSC” for short) (i.e. respondent no.3) for filling up 62 (sixty two) posts of Assistant Professor for the Govt. Colleges of Arunachal Pradesh. As per the said advertisement, out of the said 62 posts,