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2 of 35 CWP Nos.10675 of 2020 and connected cases Teachers were bifurcated in various categories which are as under:- 

Sr. No.                    Category                   No. of Posts


3.                         SC Ex-serviceman (4%) 62


6.                         BC Ex-serviceman(2%) 31


9.                         Freedom Fighter (1%)       15

11.                        Total No. of Posts         1558

The written test for selection was conducted by the respondents on 20th and 21st of July, 2019 and the result of the same was declared on 07.08.2019. Before proceeding further, it is required to be noticed here that the posts, details of which have been given hereinbefore, were to be filled up in various districts of the State of Punjab and the post in question i.e. Head Teacher is a District cadre post, to be filled in each district on the basis of merit coupled with the option of a candidate. The procedure adopted by the respondents for selection and appointment of a candidate is that a candidate, who is called on the basis of merit, after scrutiny of his/her documents, is to select a station as per his/her choice keeping in view the availability of a vacant post in a particular district and on obtaining the option of the said candidate for appointment in a particular district against the available post, the selection process is complete and thereafter, appointment order is issued to the said candidate by the concerned District Education Officer. Hence, the selection process comes to an end only after 3 of 35 CWP Nos.10675 of 2020 and connected cases the candidate opts for the post in a particular district so as to entitle the candidate an appointment order to be issued by the concerned District Education Officer of the district, where the candidate opted for the post.

Due to the said procedure, which was adopted by the Recruitment Board, only 779 candidates were recommended for selection/appointment against 779 posts advertised in open general category and all the posts in the said category could not be filled, which fact is clear from the selection list (Annexure P/5), as out of the 779 recommended candidates, a large numbers of candidates were either declared as 'withheld' or some of the eligible candidates did not turn up for consideration of their claim on various accounts. Certain candidates though appeared for scrutiny of their documents but did not complete the selection process of appearing and opting for the post in a particular district and thereby giving up their right for appointment before the completion of selection process. All the posts advertised in open general category could not be filled up due to non- availability of recommended candidates as the Recruitment Board had recommended the candidates for consideration and appointment to the 4 of 35 CWP Nos.10675 of 2020 and connected cases various categories posts equal to the number of posts advertised and selection process of filling all the 1558 posts was taken up simultaneously by conducting selection and appointment in the open general category as well as the reserved categories posts.