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(B) That a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate, writ, order or direction may kindly be issued directing the respondents to award 8 marks to the petitioner under the parameter, "Candidates whose families have donated land for school" and consequently select and appoint the petitioner as Part Time Multi Task Worker.
(C) That a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction may kindly be issued and setting aside the appointment of the private respondent on the post of Part Time Multi Task Worker."

3. The case of petitioner is that the Government of Himachal Pradesh has framed and notified a policy "Part Time .

Multi Task Worker Policy, 2020 (for short "Policy") for the appointment of Part Time Multi Task Workers in the Government schools of Himachal Pradesh under Higher & Elementary Education Department. As per Clause 7 (iv) of the Policy, 8 marks are allocated for candidates whose families have donated land for school.

4. The petitioner applied for the post of Part Time Multi Task Worker in response to public notice dated 25.04.2022, inviting applications from eligible candidates for the post of Part Time Multi Task Worker lying vacant in Government Primary School, Bhadeuli, District Kullu, H.P. Petitioner was called for personal interview and physical verification of documents and she accordingly appeared for the said purpose before the Sub Divisional Magistrate on 23.06.2022. However, petitioner remained unsuccessful and respondent No.4 was selected.

5. The grievance of the petitioner is that rejection of her candidature is arbitrary and illegal. The father-in-law of petitioner was a donor of land for the school and she was entitled for 8 marks being member of the family of her father-in-law.

6. Sh. Onkar Jairath, learned counsel for the .

petitioner, at the very outset contended that the clarification issued by respondent No.2 on 24.05.2022 whereby the term "family" for the purposes of Clause 7 (iv) of the Policy has been restricted to mean only "Land Donor or His/Her Spouse and their Children" is bad in law inasmuch as the same amounts to overriding the provision of a Policy framed under the provisions of Constitution of India. Such contention on behalf of petitioner is not sustainable on the basis of material on record. The notification, Annexure P-1, notifying the Policy does not specify as to under which provision of law the Policy has been framed. The nature of employment contemplated under the Policy is part time, that too, on contractual basis under the School Management Committees. The Part Time Multi Task Worker is entitled to consolidated honorarium of Rs.5625/- per month for ten months in an academic year. It has specifically been provided in Clause 16 of the Policy that the persons appointed as Part Time Multi Task Worker under the Scheme, will have no right, claim for regularization/ absorption/appointment as regular Class-IV employees of the State Government. In these circumstances, the post of Part Time Multi Task Worker cannot be said to be a civil post. Thus, the Policy cannot be said to have any semblance of .