JUDGMENT :

SANDEEP SHARMA, J.

1. In the year, 1988, respondent No.1, advertised three posts of Regional Manager to be filled up by way of direct recruitment in consonance with R&P Rules. Out of aforesaid three posts, two were meant for General Category and one for Scheduled Caste category. Petitioner being fully qualified, also applied alongwith other eligible candidates and respondent-corporation, having found him eligible though called him for interview on 11.1.1989, but fact remains that he was not selected against the post in question i.e. Regional Manager. Though petitioner had applied against the one post reserved for Scheduled Caste category, but since he was not found fit, he was not offered appointment against the post of Regional Manager, reserved for SC category, whereas respondents No. 2 and 3 were declared selected against two posts of Regional Manager, falling in the share of General Category. It also emerges from the record that though respondent-department did not find the petitioner fit for post of Regional Manager, but offered him lower post of Assistant Manager (now Traffic Manager) on 30.6.1989. Petitioner accepted the aforesaid offer and joined against the post o