IMPORTANT POINT
The court established that strict compliance with the qualifications outlined in public service advertisements is essential to uphold the principles of equality and non-arbitrariness under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.

JUDGMENT :

Deepak Roshan, J.

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The instant application has been preferred by the petitioner following reliefs:

(i) An appropriate writ(s), order(s), direction(s) or writ in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents particularly respondent no.4. to send all the records pertaining to the publication of results dated 28.08.2018 through the internet in JSSC official site to this Hon’ble Court wherein all the petitioners having secured more than the marks of selected candidate, have not been declared to be successful for the post of Post Graduate Trained Teacher and thereafter be further pleased to direct the respondents particularly respondent no. 4 to consider case of the petitioners who has obtained 284 marks though last candidate who has score 280 has been selected in the General category has been finally selected.

(ii) For the direction upon the respondent to stay the result published by the Jharkhand Staff selection commission dated 28.08.2018..

(iii). For issuance of writ in the nature of quo- warranto for asking the respondent no. 4 that under what circumstances and what authorities it has not selected present petitioner even after scoring much more marks than finally selected candidate.

3. The brief facts of the case is that an advertisement had been published by Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (hereinafter to be referred as JSSC)for the Post Graduate Trained Teacher Competitive Examination vide Advertisement No. 10/2017 for filling up several post of teachers. The petitioner had filled the form for the post of Post Graduate Trained Teacher from the subject of Sanskrit and appeared in its main examination.

The result of the examination was published on 03.07.2018 in which the petitioner's roll number was published as a successful candidate. Pursuant to the result, the successful candidates were directed to verify all their educational documents before the Commission. The petitioner appeared before JSSC and submitted all his documents for verification.

The petitioner submitted one certificate issued by Sampurnanad Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Varanasi dated 09.08.2018 which was issued by the Examination Controller of the said University which has clearly stated that said University issued Post Graduate Certificate in Sanskrit as Acharya and it is equivalent to as Master’s Degree in Sanskrit and its mode of education is Sanskrit only.

After verifying and considering all the relevant documents, JSSC issued the final result on 28.08.2018 in which the petitioner's roll number was not published.

Being aggrieved, petitioner filed the instant application and also prays for stay of the result published and direction upon the respondent to publish revised result.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an advertisement was published by JSSC for the Post Graduate Trained Teacher vide Advertisement No. 10/2017. Petitioner being eligible in all respect filled the form for the post of Post Graduate Trained Teacher from the subject of Sanskrit and appeared in main examination which was held on 08.03.2018 bearing Roll No.79091300644. The result of examination dated 08.03.2018 was published on 03.07.2018 in which petitioner's roll number was published as successful candidate and was further directed to verify all the educational documents before the commission.

Thereafter, petitioner appeared before JSSC and verified all his documents regarding which Commission was satisfied and for some clarification petitioner submitted certificate issued by Sampurnanad Sanskrit Vishwavidyalay Varanasi dated 09.08.2018 which was issued by Examination Controller of the said University which has clearly indicated that said University issued Post Graduate Certificate in Sanskrit as Acharya and it is equivalent as Master’s Degree in Sanskrit and its mode of education is Sanskrit only.

He further submits that after verifying and considering all the relevant documents, JSSC issued final result in wh