JUDGMENT :

Sandeep Sharma, Judge (oral):

250 posts of Pump Operators came to be advertised vide advertisement No. 32-3/2016 dated 18.10.2016, issued by respondent No.1 (Annexure A-5), whereby online applications were invited from the eligible candidates. It stood clearly mentioned in the aforesaid advertisement as well as instructions issued by respondent No.1-Commission for filling up online applications that the date for determining the eligibility of all candidates including the essential qualification(s) and experience, if any, etc., shall be the prescribed closing date for submission of Online Recruitment Application Form (ORA) i.e. 17.11.2016. Besides above, it was also mentioned in the advertisement that candidates must ensure that their eligibility in respect of category, experience, age and essential qualification etc., is mentioned against each post in the advertisement to avoid rejection at the later stage.

2. Perusal of instructions for filling up online applications annexed as Annexure R1/A with the reply filed by respondent No.1 reveals that it was also made clear in the heading ELIGIBILITY CONDITION that ?onus to prove that candidate has acquired requisite Degree/Essent