PARVAIZAHMAD PARRY versus STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR & ORS.

Candidate having B.Sc. with Forestry as a major subject and M.Sc.(Forestry) possesses the prescribed qualification as per recruitment rules and should not be excluded from appointment.

Parties: Appellant: Parvaizahmad Parry; Respondents: State of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors.
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 06 November 2015
Procedural Posture: Civil Appeal / Appeal Against Division Bench Judgment of Jammu and Kashmir High Court at Jammu
Outcome: Appeal allowed
Legal Topics: Eligibility for Appointment, Qualification Requirements, Interpretation of Recruitment Rules

Service Law Eligibility for Appointment Qualification Requirements Interpretation of Recruitment Rules

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Parties

Parvaizahmad Parry

Appellant

State of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal Against Division Bench Judgment of Jammu and Kashmir High Court at Jammu

Legal Issues

1 Whether the appellant possessed the prescribed qualification for appointment to the post of Range Officer (Forest) under J & K Forest Service (Gazetted) Recruitment Rules, 1970

Ratio Decidendi

Candidate having B.Sc. with Forestry as a major subject and M.Sc.(Forestry) possesses the prescribed qualification as per recruitment rules and should not be excluded from appointment.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

Impugned High Court order set aside.
Writ petition allowed.