Case Note & Summary
The petitioner, Dr. Jayashree L. Katare, a medical graduate with a Diploma in Public Health, belonged to the notified NT-C category. She applied for posts of Deputy Collector, Tahsildar, and Sales Tax Officer in examinations conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission. She claimed that between 1994 and 1998, 97+3 posts of Deputy Collector were notified, and under the 100-point roster system introduced by Government Resolution dated 29.3.1997, 3 posts should have been allotted to NT-C category, but only 2 were allotted. She further claimed that she stood 5th in merit in NT-C category and first among women in that category, and thus was entitled to one of the posts. The respondents, including the State of Maharashtra and the Maharashtra Public Service Commission, opposed the petition. The court considered the applicability of the 100-point roster system to isolated posts. It held that the roster system is designed for large-scale recruitment and cannot be applied to isolated posts like Deputy Collector, Tahsildar, or Sales Tax Officer. The court found no merit in the petition and dismissed it, ruling that the petitioner was not entitled to the relief sought.
Headnote
A) Service Law - Reservation - 100-Point Roster - Applicability to Isolated Posts - Government Resolution dated 29.3.1997 - The petitioner, belonging to NT-C category, claimed that the 100-point roster system should be applied to direct recruitment for posts of Deputy Collector, Tahsildar, and Sales Tax Officer, entitling her to a post. The court held that the 100-point roster system is intended for large-scale recruitment and not for isolated posts. The petition was dismissed as the posts in question were isolated and the roster system could not be applied mechanically. (Paras 2-3)
Issue of Consideration
Whether the 100-point roster system under the Government Resolution dated 29.3.1997 is applicable to isolated posts in direct recruitment, and whether the petitioner was entitled to a post of Deputy Collector, Tahsildar, or Sales Tax Officer based on her merit in the NT-C category.
Final Decision
The petition was dismissed. The court held that the 100-point roster system under Government Resolution dated 29.3.1997 is not applicable to isolated posts like Deputy Collector, Tahsildar, or Sales Tax Officer. The petitioner was not entitled to the relief sought.
Law Points
- Reservation policy
- 100-point roster
- isolated posts
- direct recruitment
- backlog
- Government Resolution dated 29.3.1997
