under Article 12 of the
Constitution and amenable to writ jurisdiction.
Viva voce test-Interview of each of the candidates
lasting only two or three ... total
marks required for the qualifying examination for the viva
voce-Whether bad, unreasonable and arbitrary-Whether
prescribing different admission procedures for candidates
belonging
Commission-Some interviewed candidates closely related to
Members-Selections-Whether vitiated.
Viva voce examination-20 candidates called for each
post-Whether justified-Allocation ... service officers and 22.2% in case of other candidates-
Whether the viva voce examination suffers from the vice of
arbitrariness-Guidelines for fixing marks
Once an additional qualification of obtaining minimum marks at the viva
voce test is adhered to, a candidate who may figure high ... ground that he has not obtaining
minimum qualifying marks at viva voce test. To illustrate, a candidate who
has obtained 400 marks at the written
Fixation of minimum qualifying marks for eligibility
for viva-voce test-Further fixation of qualifying marks to
be obtained at viva-voce for final selection ... comprising a written test carrying 600 marks in the
aggregate and viva-voce test carrying 100 marks. It was
further provided that anyone
Once an additional qualification of obtaining
minimum marks at the viva voce test is
adhered to, a candidate who may figure high ... ground that he has not obtained minimum
qualifying marks at the viva voce test..This
was impermissible and contrary to the Rules
and the merit
candidates mentioned in
the notification were declared to have qualified for viva
voce test. In all 79 candidates were found qualified for
the viva voce ... examination for selection of Munsiffs
consists of written examination and viva voce test. The
Commission, respondent no. 2 accordingly conducted the said
viva voce test
Transfer or
Property Act and Negotiable Instrument Act.
(b) Interview/Viva-Voce.
Minimum qualifying marks in the written
examination shall be 55% for General Candidates ... that matter, the
number of candidates who had qualified for viva- voce test.
According to the petitioners, the Registrar General of Delhi
High Court verified
Public Service-Ideal mode-By written
examination or by oral test (viva voce) or by a combination
of both explained-Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules Schedule ... considered and the
matters to be tested in the viva voce examination-Allocation
of 25% of the total marks for the viva voce examination
whether
moderation -
Selection Committee fixing minimum of 60% marks in aggregate
after viva voce test - Full Court and Selection Committee
decisions - Whether valid and proper.
HEADNOTE ... Clause (6) of
the Appendix which deals with Viva Vore reads as under:-
"(6) Viva Voce:- Only such candidates will be
called for Viva
test in subjects chosen by the High Court and next a
Viva-voce test. The result of the examination is required to
be published ... Service Commission is confined to holding the written
examination, holding the Viva-voce test and arranging the
order of merit according to marks among that
