JUDGMENT

Sanjay Yadav, J.:-

Shri Ashish Trivedi, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Shri S.S. Bisen, learned Government Advocate for the respondent-State of M.P. on advance notice.

Heard.

Public Health and Family Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh invited applications for recruitment of 1252 contract posts of Ayush Medical Officers under National Rural Health Mission. Of these, 626 posts were earmarked in favour of female candidates. These 1252 posts were further earmarked for Ayurved Medical Officer (45% = 564 posts), Homoeopathy Medical Officer (45% = 564 posts) and Unani Medical Officer (10% = 124 posts). As per roster, posts of Homoeopathy Medical Officer (presently we are concerned with the Homoeopathy Medical Officer) was reserved as under:--

2. Homoeopathy Medical Officer: Total posts 564

3. Petitioner applied against the post earmarked for Other Backward Class.

4. Examination was held on 4-8-2013. Results whereof were declared on 19-9-2013.

5. Petitioner obtained 2222 rank with score of 49.

6. That, category wise cut off list was published with open rank and close rank. For OBC female nil class candidates, the open and close rank were 1057 and 2202. The district cut off for Ba