HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 1417 of 2024

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the fifth respondent in issuing the Addendum dated 12.06.2023 to the Notification No.03 of 2022 dated 30.12.2022, changing the prescribed pattern of examination from OMR (Optical Mark Reader) with CBT (Computer Based Test) and prescribing normalization of marks as illegal, and set aside the same.

2. Heard Sri S. Satyam Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appeared on behalf of Smt. B. Rajeswari, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Services-II, appearing for the respondents No.1 to 4 and learned Advocate General, appearing for the respondent No.5. Perused the material available on record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that all the petitioners are Graduates in Nursing, which is a Four Years course. They are eligible to be appointed as a Staff Nurse. The fifth respondent issued Notification bearing No.3/2022, dated 30.12.2022, inviting applications for the posts of Staff Nurse for various departments. The selection procedure is based upon 100 points, out of which, 80 points are for the percentage of marks obtain