JUDGMENT

PATTANAIK, J. - Leave granted.

2. This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated 27-9-1993 passed in Civil Writ Petition No. 688 of 1993.

3. Respondent 1 filed the writ petition challenging the selection made by the Punjab Public Service Commission for the post of Dental Officers inter alia on the ground that the selection has been made arbitrarily and is contrary to the positive terms of the advertisement indicating preference to be given for higher dental qualification. It was pleaded before the High Court that an advertisement has been issued in the newspaper on 9-9-1991 for 21 posts of Dental Officers out of which 12 posts were meant for general category, 5 for Scheduled Castes, 2 for Backward Class and 2 for Ex-Servicemen. It was stipulated in the advertisement that preference would be given for higher dental qualification and the minimum qualification for the posts was B.D.S. Respondent 1 who had the qualification of M.D.S. claim entitled to be selected on the basis of higher qualification. It was also pleaded that the Public Service Commission acted arbitrarily in awarding 20 marks out of 100 marks for viva vo