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9. As per the Petitioner, the change in the selection procedure and the scheme of the examination, by dispensing with the descriptive test and reducing the marks of the interview, was arbitrary and unfair and the Petitioner, through an e-mail, sent a representation dated 21.09.2020 to the Respondents challenging the said action. It was also stated in the representation that the Petitioner will be participating in the interview, scheduled on 27.09.2020, under protest and without prejudice to his rights and remedies in law.

10. Petitioner appeared for the interview on the scheduled date, under protest, and thereafter, as no response was received to his representation, he approached this Court by way of the present petition seeking the following reliefs:-

a. to quash the Circular dated 19-08-2020 and the previous and subsequent circulars of the respondents inviting the candidates directly for Interview by bypassing/dispensing with the Descriptive Test of 100 marks and reducing the Interview to 12 Marks being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and prevalent rules and advertisement issued by the respondents and quash all subsequent steps taken by the respondent thereto; and b. direct the respondents to conduct as well as complete the examination and selection process as per the notified scheme and selection procedure given in the said Advertisement dated 14-09-2020 and prevalent Rules as applicable.
16. Aggrieved by the change in the selection process and the scheme of examination, Petitioner represented to the Respondents on 17.12.2020 and on failure to get redressal, the present writ petition was filed seeking the following reliefs:-
a. quash the Notice dated 07-12-2020 of the respondents inviting the candidates including petitioner directly for Interview by bypassing/dispensing with the Descriptive Test of 100 marks and reducing the Interview to 12 Marks being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and applicable rules 2012 and advertisement issued by the respondents and quash all subsequent steps/actions taken by the respondent in pursuance thereto in the recruitment of Data Entry Operator; and b. direct the respondents to conduct as well as complete the examination and selection process as per the notified scheme and selection procedure given in the said Advertisement dated 14-09-2020 and prevalent Rules as applicable.