Erstwhile Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission, Hamirpur (in short ‘HPSSSC’), vide advertisement No. 36-3/2020 dated 21.09.2020, invited applications for filling up seven posts of Junior Draftsman (Civil) and 83 posts of Junior Draftsman (Electrical), having Post Code-838 (Annexure P-1). Petitioner herein, being fully eligible, applied for the aforesaid post. Though 3477 candidates had applied, but only 2438 were found eligible to participate in the objective test. Out of 2438 candidates, 1368 appeared in the screening test and 279 candidates, incluPding petitioner qualified the screening test. Thereafter, the final result was declared on 22.06.2022, wherein out of 90 candidates, 89 candidates were shown to be selected (Annexure P-2).

2. After declaration of the result of Junior Draftsman (Electrical) by the HPSSSC, Hamirpur, waiting list of Junior Draftsman (Civil & Electrical) Post Code-838 was also published and therein petitioner was shown to be at serial No. 3 (Annexure P-3).

3. After receipt of recommendation from the respondent- HPSSSC, the maCtter relating to appointment was processed and considered by respondent-HPSEBL, who sent offer of appointment to s