1. The petitioner Dr. Sushila Sawhney not only questions the right of another lady Dr. Rabinder Madan respondent No : 2 herein to hold the post of Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Government Medical College, Jammu, but also wants a mandate of this court to respondent No : 1, the State of Jammu and Kashmir to remove the latter from the said post and appoint the petitioner in her place. The bone of contention is Government Order No: 311-ME of 1976, dated 5-11-1976, whereby respondent No: 2 has been so appointed in place of the petitioner, who has been reverted to her original post of B-Grade Specialist.

2. Pursuant to notification No.l Adv/ME/76 dated 16-6-1976, the petitioner and respondent No. 2 applied for being appointed as Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Government Medical College, Jammu. The minimum qualification for the said post was the one prescribed under the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Education (Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules, 1974 (hereinafter the Recruitment Rules). The candidates were interviewed by the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose in terms of Rule 8 of the Recruitment Rules, and respondent No. 2 was appointed

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