HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI, BIPIN GUPTA
State Of Rajasthan,Through Secretary, Department Of Rural And Panchayati Raj, Government Of Rajasthan – Appellant
Versus
Naresh Chandra Patel, S/o Dungar Singh Patel – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Bipin Gupta, J.
1. The present special appeal (writ) has been filed, being aggrieved by the judgment dated 23.02.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court, whereby the petition filed by the petitioner-respondent herein was allowed, directing the appellant-State to consider the candidature of the respondent based on his graduation mark-sheet. The Court further directed that, after verification of the graduation mark-sheet and other documents, if the petitioner is found eligible, he shall be accorded appointment within a period of two months.
2. The brief facts giving rise to this appeal are that the petitioner had initially filed a writ petition, being S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 8447/2018, contending that, as per the advertisement issued for the post of Teacher Grade III, Level-I, in District Banswara, he had secured 64.67% marks in the REET Examination, whereas the cut-off for the General category was 60%. Despite this, he was denied appointment. He further asserted in the writ petition that he could not be disqualified from appointment on the ground of having secured only 44.15% marks in the Senior Secondary School Examination, as he had obtained more than th


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