1. Advertisement Notification No. 08 of 2010 dated 24th December, 2010, was issued by Jammu & Kashmir Service Selection Board (for short Board) inviting applications from eligible candidates for being selected/appointed on the posts of Junior Engineers, Grade II, Civil.

2. Besides others, the petitioner and private respondent No.4, responded to the said notification and sought consideration for being selected/appointed on the posts of Junior Engineers, Grade II, Civil under RBA category.

3. In this writ petition, the petitioner has called in question selection/appointment of private respondent No.4 on two grounds, one that RBA certificate was issued in favour of the private respondents after the cut off date and that his 03 year’s diploma certificate has also been issued after the cut off date.

4. The respondent – Board made recommendations in respect of selected candidates to the Government on 24th January, 2012, in which private respondent also figured. The Government acted upon the said recommendations and issued appointment orders in favour of the selected candidates, which include private respondent as well. Thereafter, one more communication was send by the respondent - B