JUDGMENT :

Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.

1. The Petitioner is aggrieved by his non-selection as Under Secretary in the Junior Grade of the Sikkim State Civil Service for which written examinations were held in the month of July, 2017, viva-voce examination held in November, 2017 and result published in the month of December, 2017, the Petitioner is before this Court.

2. The facts pertaining to the matter were detailed by this Court in the Order dated 05-02-2021, nevertheless, for clarity in the matter they are being reiterated herein.

3(i). The Petitioner’s case, briefly is that, on 02-02-2017 the Respondent No.2, Sikkim Public Service Commission (SPSC), issued an advertisement inviting application from eligible local candidates for filling up 12 (twelve) posts in the Junior Grade of Sikkim State Civil Service through direct recruitment. The Petitioner as an eligible OBC (State List) candidate appeared for and was successful in the preliminary examination, consequently he took the main examinations with General English, General Knowledge, Public Administration & Management and Indian Histor