JUDGMENT :

1. This intra-court appeal by the appellant is directed against the judgment dated 09.07.2019 of the learned single judge [“the writ court”] passed in SWP 2528/2018, whereby the writ court has dismissed the writ petition of the appellant [“writ petitioner”].

Brief Facts

2. Vide advertisement notification No. 04 of 2015, dated 10.07.2015, the respondent Institute [“the SKIMS”] invited applications for various faculty positions, which included the post of Assistant Professor in the department of Clinical Biochemistry, from the candidates possessing the prescribed qualification. The respondent institute received as many as 16 applications, which included the application of the petitioner also.

3. The screening committee constituted by the government found the petitioner along with other candidates provisionally eligible for the post. The candidates found provisionally eligible including the writ petitioner were called in to appear before the Apical Selection Committee on 21st August, 2017.

4. While this process was on, one candidate namely Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Gatoo, filed a wr