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The petitioner has prayed for grant of the following substantive reliefs:-

"(i) "To quash and set aside the clarification provided in the policy for engagement for Part Time Multi Task Workers in Govt. schools in H.P. specifically in Serial No.1 Clause 7 (iv) (i) Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

(iii) To extend date of submission of applications rt for the post of Part Time Multi Task Worker in view of the changing of Rules of Games in the middle of the selection process so that the petitioner and other eligible applicants/ candidates may get equal opportunity of applying for the post of Part Time Multi Task Worker alongwith a required documents as clarified vide Annexure P-14."

2. The case of the petitioner in brief is that the Government issued the 'Part Time Multi Task Worker Policy, 2020', vide Annexure P-1, dated 16th July, 2020, which was amended from time to time and lastly on 11.03.2022.

Further case of the petitioner is that on the basis of recommendation dated 9th May, 2022, the Government approved amendment in the Policy on 24.05.2022, whereby, Clause-7 of the said Policy was amended and the prescription of eight marks for the candidates whose families donated .

Petition (Civil), referred to above. The operative part of judgment passed by this Court in Jyoti Devi's case (supra) is reproduced here-in-below:-

"2. The petitioners by way of instant petitions, have of assailed Clause 7 (iv) of the "Part Time Multi Task Worker Policy, 2020" (for short, "Policy") as amended vide letter dated 24.05.2022 being rt discriminatory and arbitrary.