JUDGMENT

13th March, 2025 SASHIKANTA MISHRA, J. These appeals are directed against the judgment dated 10.07.2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) No. 12065 of 2023.

FACTS

2. The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) issued an advertisement bearing No.8 of 2022-23 for recruitment to the post of Drugs Inspector (Group-B) under Health & Family Welfare Department. Total number of 47 posts were so notified. The present respondent No.1 applied pursuant to such advertisement and also participated in the written examination held on 19.03.2023 but was unsuccessful. He therefore, approached this Court in W.P.(C) No.12065 of 2023 contending that OPSC had violated Rule- 6(4)(c) of Odisha Drugs Control Service [Drugs Control Administration] (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2020 (in short, the ‘2020 Rules’) and Clause- 6(c) of the advertisement. According to the writ petitioner, as per the aforesaid Rules, the OPSC was required to prepare Test Booklet of total 200 questions (200 marks) from 8 subjects comprising of 25 questions (25 marks) from each subject. OPSC had however, prepared the question papers/Test Booklet from 8 subjects without mainta