Smt. Baljit Kaur And Ors. vs State Of Rajasthan And Ors. on 18 December, 1991
In the case of Rajvendra and Ors. (supra), this court took the view that when the circular was issued by the State Government directing the District Establishment Committees to make appointment recruitment without there being any power conferred on the State Government, then it was held that such circular is beyond the scope of the provisions of the Rules and as such the same was struck down relying on the decision given in the case of Gurnam Singh v. State of Rajasthan and Ors. 1971 (2) SLR 799. But now the State Government has realised this that the circular issued by the State Government has gone beyond the provisions of the Rules, therefore, the State Government has amended the Rule 17 and inserted the second proviso acquiring the power to give a direction to the District Establishment Committees that they shall make the selections on the basis of the marking formula laid down in the Circular. This acquisition of power by adding the proviso to Rule 17 does not amount to abdication of the essential legislative function of any authority. More-so, it was not out of place to mention here that there are thousands of vacancies of teachers Gr. III available in the various Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads. But there are no guidelines for recruitment to these vacancies for the various District Establishment Committees and a number of cases have come to the notice of this Court that bungling has been made in the recruitment of these teachers. It is common knowledge that at this level the situation is not very happy one and the recruitments have been made without due regard to the merit of the candidates and all sorts of allegations have been made against the recruitments. It is alleged that in the recruitment the political and other power has been playing a big role thereby making the recruitment to these posts arbitrary. Therefore, in such a back-ground when the situation is getting muddier and muddier and in order to avoid this kind of arbitrariness and large scale of bungling being made in the recruitment at this level a need has been felt by the State Government to lay down in arithmetic formula so as to avoid any kind of discretion with these District Establishment Committees. The formula which has been prepared by the Government which shall hereinafter be dealt with leaves little room for the discretion of the District Establishment Committees and lays down the marking system for each of the item so that the candidate can pin point the illegality or irregularity committed by the District Establishment Committee and it is also easier for the courts to scrutinise the same if any illegality is done by an District Establishment Committee the same can conveniently be led bare. Therefore, by no stretch of imagination it can be said that such amendment of the proviso amounts to abdication of the essential legislative function.