candidates are to be interviewed and the
qualifying marks or the cutoff marks may be
fixed. Such cannot be termed as beyond the power ... cutoff mark in open category at
152, whereas for female candidates, such
standard of cutoff mark is lowered down and is
fixed
total marks fixed for Interview are 100 , has been fixed and applied and the relevant para reads as follows:
3. Cut-off in Interview ... different cut off marks for the Part-I and Part-II of the Written Examination on 31.03.2007, i.e., minimum marks are fixed, after
cut off marks for various
Districts at different levels viz., 57 marks for Thiruvananthapuram, 63
marks for Kollam, 49 marks for Kottayam, 54 marks ... very large, the criteria for shortlisting cannot be cut off marks unless the
cut off mark is stipulated in the notification or in the rules
employer to fix the cut-off
marks is neither denied nor disputed. If the cut-off mark was fixed on a
rational basis, no exception ... directing the appellants to lower the
cut-off marks. The cut-off mark 20 was fixed for the Scheduled Caste and
Schedule Tribe candidates
cut off marks by the competent authority during the course of
recruitment and further upheld that decision not to lower the
cut off marks ... employer to fix cut off marks is
neither denied nor disputed and that if the cut off marks were
fixed on rational basis, no exception
candidates within the cut-off marks. The competent
authority took a specific decision not to lower the cut-off marks because
it was not considered ... employer to
fix the cut-off marks is neither denied nor disputed. If the cut-off
marks were fixed on a rational basis, no exception
fixing cut-off marks was bad. This was because the Single Judge took a view that different cut-off marks were fixed for each ... there is nothing irregular about fixing different cut-off marks for each paper. The cut-off marks fixed will depend upon the examining body
opined that the cut-off
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* "10. It may be true that the cut-off marks at 71 had been fixed for unreserved
candidates ... employer to fix
the cut-off marks is neither denied nor disputed. If the cut-off mark was fixed
on a rational basis, no exception
Roll Name of Marks Career Mark secured Marks Total Rema-
No. the awarded marking 1st 2nd secured Marks rks
candidate, for length Full paper paper ... Marks- Marks- test.
practice Full Class-1, 100 100 (Full
at the Bar Marks-5 LLM. 2nd marks-
(1 mark Class-2. 30)
for each
cut off marks in the written test. A reading of the counter affidavit will show that cut off marks were fixed differently in different districts ... different cut off marks were taken because number of vacancies in each district were different. Hence, cut off marks were fixed only to shorten
