Alphin George vs Institute Of Banking
The decision in Ashok Kumar Sharma and Another
v. Chander Shekher and Another (1993 Supp (2) SCC 611) was
rendered in respect of a notification dated 9.6.1982 whereby
applications were invited for the post of Junior Engineer in the service
of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The last date stipulated for
submission of applications was 15.7.1982. A pass in B.E.(Civil)
examination was the minimum academic/technical qualification
required for applying for the post. A large number of persons applied
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pursuant to the said advertisement. 33 among the applicants had
appeared for the B.E.(Civil) examination before 15.7.1982, but the
results were published on 21.8.1982. The interviews were held from
24.8.1982 onwards. Though the 33 candidates were not qualified as
on the specified date, they were interviewed and selected. Their
selection was challenged in W.P.(C).No.250 of 1983 filed in the High
Court of Jammu & Kashmir contending that they had not acquired the
requisite qualification as on the prescribed date namely 15.7.1982.
The writ petition was dismissed by judgment delivered on 27.5.1983.
No appeal was taken from the said judgment and it attained finality.
Later, 4 other candidates filed W.P.(C).No.483 of 1983 in the High
Court of Jammu & Kashmir questioning the selection of the said 33
candidates. While the said writ petition was pending, appointment
orders were issued based on the select list. The petitioners in W.P.(C).
No.483 of 1983 were placed above the 33 candidates, whose selection
they had questioned. Later, on 5.9.1984, another batch of selected
candidates was appointed. W.P.(C).No.483 of 1983 was dismissed
following the order dated 27.5.1983 dismissing W.P.(C).No.250 of
1983. An appeal was taken before a Division Bench and it was allowed
by judgment dated 13.12.1991. The Division Bench held that the 33
candidates could not have been allowed to appear in the interview for
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the reason that they had not acquired the requisite academic/technical
qualification by the prescribed date. The Division Bench however
directed that the appointment of the said 33 candidates need not be
set aside, but they should be treated as junior to all those selected
persons who were fully qualified by the prescribed date. The 33
candidates and the State of Jammu & Kashmir moved the Apex Court.