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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
ANAND SHARMA
Jaslok Yadav, S/o Shri Hoshiyar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANAND SHARMA, J.
1. Feeling aggrieved by declaration of result dated 13.08.2024, merit list dated 07.12.2024 and appointment letter dated 11.12.2024 instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a further prayer to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner on the post of Junior Legal Officer.
2. Facts in brief are that one advertisement dated 19.07.2023 was issued by the respondents for inviting application on the post of Legal Assistant (Junior Legal Officer). As per aforesaid advertisement as many as nine vacancies were advertised, out of which five vacancies were relating to general category candidates, one for general woman, one for SC, one for OBC and one vacancy was to be filled through specially abled person.
3. Petitioner in the instant writ petition has stated that he belongs to OBC category and submitted his application form accordingly in the aforesaid category. After scrutiny of application form, he was allowed to appear in the online screening examination which took place on 10.09.2023.
4. Petitioner further states that his name was albeit included in the provisional list of candidates for eligibility checking, which was issued on 01.10.2023,
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