1. By Ext. P1 notification, the Mahatma Gandhi University invited applications for selection to the post of lecturer in School of Management and Business Studies. The notified post was Lecturer (Finance) reserved for scheduled castes. The petitioner applied pursuant to the said notification, as also the 2nd respondent and others. An interview was held on 3.11.2006. All of them were interviewed. Before the publication of rank list, the petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the whole proceedings on the ground that there is no post of Lecturer (Finance) sanctioned by the Government and the qualifications prescribed are also not in accordance with the regulations applicable. According to the petitioner, the notified qualifications were Post-graduate degree in Commerce and Management with a pass in National Eligibility Test, whereas as per the University Regulations applicable the candidate should have a Post-graduate degree in Management in the concerned subject. Subsequent to the filing of the writ petition, a rank list was published, in which the 2nd respondent, whose qualification was only M.Com, was ranked No. 1. The petitioner has subsequently got the writ