JUDGMENT :

Sashikanta Mishra, J.

In the present application, the petitioner prays for quashment of the Reject List under Annexure-5 on the ground that the same is contrary to the guidelines of National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) dated 12.11.2014 and whereby, his candidature for the post of Hindi Teacher (Contractual) was rejected.

2. The facts of the case lie in a narrow compass.

Pursuant to an advertisement published by the Director Secondary Education, Odisha (opposite party no.2) on 23.10.2014 and 13.01.2015 inviting applications for the posts of Teachers in several disciplines as per district-wise vacancies, the petitioner submitted his candidature in respect of Cuttack district enclosing all the required documents. It is stated that 29 posts meant for Hindi Teachers were to be filled up for Cuttack district. As per the draft list of applicants for engagement of Contract Teacher in Government High Schools published by the opposite party no.2 (Annexure-4), the petitioner’s name was placed at serial no. 37. He was asked to appear in between 06.02.2016 and 10.02.2016 for verification of his testimonials. Accordingly, the petitioner appeared, whereby his documents pertaining