JUDGMENT :

RAJIV SHARMA, J.

1. Respondent-department issued an advertisement, whereby applications were invited for filling up the post of Trained Graduate Teacher (Arts). Petitioner submitted his application and was called for interview on 15th November, 2002. He supplied all the requisite testimonials, including the degree awarded by Osmania University. Petitioner was not offered appointment letter on the pretext that the degree awarded by Osmania University may not be valid. Respondent-department sought clarification from the Himachal Pradesh University. The Himachal Pradesh University clarified vide Annexure R-A that the degree of candidates enrolled for the one time bachelor degree programme up to the year of 1995-96 and during 1998-1999 may be treated as valid and at par with other degrees of the same University for all purposes including admission to higher degrees and employment.

2. Mr. Keshav Singh Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioner has strenuously argued that the petitioner though has been appointed, but his appointment has been delayed by ten months for no fault of his client. He further contended that in these circumstances, his client is entitled to all the conseq