Eligibility for appointment to the post

Basic requirement for the post was a typing speed of 25 words per minute, besides that 100 marks were for educational qualification and another 100 marks were for NTS (National Testify Service)

Analysis of merit list revealed that the petitioners had succeeded in obtaining qualifying marks out of 200 marks but they had failed in typing test

Court could not substitute its opinion for that of the Interview Committee

Constitutional petition was dismissed.

Candidate for a post not qualifying for the same on the cut-off date set-out for applying to the post, but attaining the threshold of eligibility before passing of final order of appointment

Question as to whether such candidate should be considered for the post on merits by the appointing authority

No universal or general rule could be laid down for such a candidate, and it all depended upon the nature of office/slot, the relevant rules under which the appointment was to be made, and the requirement/conditions mentioned in the invitation/publication/ advertisement, requiring the persons to apply for the slot.