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PETITIONER:

DURGACHARAN MISRA

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

STATE OF ORISSA & ORS.

DATE OF JUDGMENT27/08/1987

BENCH:

SHETTY, K.J. (J)

BENCH:

SHETTY, K.J. (J)

REDDY, O. CHINNAPPA (J)

CITATION:

1987 AIR 2267 1987 SCR (3)1097

1987 SCC (4) 646 JT 1987 (3) 459

1987 SCALE (2)417

CITATOR INFO :

D 1988 SC 162 (2)

ACT:

Orissa Judicial Service Rules, 1964: Rules 16-19:

Judicial Service--Probationary Munsifs--Recruitment

of--Viva-voce test-Minimum qualifying marks not

prescribed--State Public Service Commission--Whether compe-

tent to prescribe additional requirements for

selection--High Court Judge present as an expert at the

viva-voce-Advice of--Whether could run counter to the Statu-

tory Rules.

HEADNOTE:

The petitioner had secured 470 marks out of 950 in the

written examination conducted by the Orissa Public Service

Commission for the post of Probationary Munsifs for the year

1982-83. In the viva-voce test he was given 30 marks out of

200. But he did not find a place in the merit list though

candidates with less number of aggregate