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VINIT KUMAR MATHUR
Gauri Shankar Jinger S/o Late Shri Chandra Ratan Jinger – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Since both the writ petitions arise out of similar facts having implication on each other, therefore, they are being heard and decided by this common order.
3. Briefly, the facts giving rise to the present writ petitions are that petitioner-Gauri Shankar Jinger, considering himself eligible in all respects, applied for the post of College Lecturer (Philosophy) in pursuance of the Advertisement issued by the respondents on 12.01.2015. The candidature of the petitioner-Gauri Shankar Jinger was considered and since he was not meeting the criteria of ‘good academic record’ as per the stipulations made in the Advertisement dated 12.01.2015, his candidature was not favourably considered and, therefore, he was not selected on the post of College Lecturer (Philosophy).
4. It is noted that the parameters and applicability of the ‘good academic record’ was under consideration before this Court in a bunch of writ petitions led by S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.7545/2014 “Lalit Kumar Vs. The University Grants Commission & Ors. While the litigation was pending consideration before this Court as well as the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the State Government
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