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Petitioner has filed the petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the notification dated 24th May, 2022 defining the word 'family' and it has been prayed that the petitioner may be granted eight marks as per Clause 7 of the Part Time Multi Task Workers Policy, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the policy) under the head "For candidates whose families have donated land for school".

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that father-in-law of the petitioner had donated the prime piece of land to the Education Department for construction of school building on 2012 which fact would be clear from the land donation certificate and jamabandi for the year 2012-13 at Annexure P-4(colly). Hence, the petitioner falls within the category of candidates, whose family had donated land for school and was entitled for grant of eight marks under Clause 7 of the Policy. The clarification issued by the respondents by restricting the meaning of term 'family' to be land donor or his/her spouse and their children was liable to be set-aside. The objective of the policy was to provide employment to the eligible candidates in schools.

3. Notification has been issued with regard to the "Part Time Multi Task Worker Policy, 2020". The said notification has been placed .

on record as Annexure P-6. The objective of the scheme is as under:-

(a) To provide Part Time Multi Task Worker in all the Schools in Himachal Pradesh through creation of new posts.

5. Some clarifications were sought on different issues by various quarters with regard to the allocation of marks and validity of various certificates/documents, etc. In this regard, the impugned clarification was issued on 24th May, 2022. A perusal of the said clarification reveals that a Committee had been constituted to examine the issues raised during recruitment process for engagement of part time multi task workers. On the basis of the recommendation of the Committee a clarification was issued on 24 th May, 2022. A perusal of the clarification No. 4 reveals that term 'family' will be "land owner or his/her spouse or children". The said clarification has been issued by .