When Selection Criteria Is Mentioned On Website, Non-Mentioning In Advertisement For Post Does Not Vitiate Selection Process: Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that not mentioning of selection criteria in the “It is also noted that the Rules of selection were not changed for the selection process as they are very much in existence prior to the date of selection on the Website of RPSC, however, non mentioning of the same in the The bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur was hearing a petition filed against the State Government by certain candidates for the post of veterinary officer in the physically handicapped category who were not selected because they did not get the minimum prescribed marks in the selection process. It was the case of the petitioners that the selection criteria of getting minimum prescribed marks was not mentioned by the respondents in the The counsel for the petitioners argued that the rules of the game could not be changed after initiation of the process of recruitment and since no such selection criteria were mentioned in the On the contrary, the counsel for the respondents submitted that the criteria was not added after the initiation of the selection process, but was very much in existence and mentioned on the website. It was stated that the It was further argued that the criteria were added based on the decision of the Full Commission of Rajasthan Public Service Commission, in accordance with Rule 20 of the Rajasthan Animal Husbandry Rules, 1963 which mentioned that the Commission should consider suitable candidates for the concerned post. The Court agreed with the arguments put forth on behalf of the respondents and held that it could not be accepted that the criteria of minimum marks were not prescribed initially since it was not mentioned in the Furthermore, the Court opined that Rule 20 of the Rules clearly gave power to the Commission to consider suitable candidates and it was for judging this suitability that the criteria was prescribed by the Commission.