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3. It is admitted fact that all the petitioners have failed to attain CPCT qualification during aforesaid period and therefore, services of the petitioners is directed to be terminated.

4. CPCT (Computer Proficiency and Certification Test) is a comprehensive test for computer proficiency and typing. None of the petitioners has either passed the computer test of CPCT nor has attained separate qualification of computer proficiency like PGDCA, DCA and other computer qualification along with typing examination. The petitioners in W.P. No. 17377/2025 and W.P. No. 17381/2025 have not attained CPCT qualification though it was specific condition in the appointment orders, while the petitioner in W.P. No. 30635/2024 was appointed with a stipulation to attain Hindi Computer Typing Examination as the condition of the appointment order Annexure P/2, though she has qualified PGDCA. Therefore, all these petitioners failed to obtained requisite requirement as per the appointment orders.

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7. So far as W.P. No. 30635/2024 is concerned, this petitioner is Diploma in Computer Application having qualified PGDCA from Makhan Lal Chaturvedi University in the year 2018. Therefore, she has attained qualification of computer proficiency.

8. So far as other part, i.e. of typing is concerned, this petitioner is 58 years old as of now and must have been more than 45 years of age on the date of impugned order. The State Government vide GAD circular No.3- 10/03/3/one, dated 01.4.2003 has granted general relaxation to all the employees above 45 years of age from attaining Hindi Typing qualification. Therefore, in the considered opinion of this Court the petitioner in W.P. No. 30635/2024 has all the requisite qualifications, having attained PGDCA so far as computer proficiency part is concerned and having attained right to be exempted from typing being more than 45 years of age. Even otherwise this petitioner was appointed prior to CPCT being made mandatory by State Government which was so made vide office memorandum dated 26.02.2015 issued by the General Administration Department which is so referred in the appointment order of the petitioner in W.P. No. 17377/2025 and W.P. No. 17381/2025. Consequently W.P. No. 30635/2024 is allowed . The impugned termination order is set-aside.