SRINAGAR, Dec 23: High Court today stayed the notification of Public Service Commission regarding screening test for short listing of the candidates against 44 posts of Assistant Engineers (Electric) till next date of hearing.
The operation of Notification No.PSC/ Exam/ AE (Electric)/2013 dated Dece-mber 12, 2015 issued by the Public Service Commission notifying the date and time of screening test for short listing of the candidates against the posts of Assistant Engineers (Electric) in response to Advertisement Notification No.15-PSC(DR-P) of 2013 dated August 12, 2013 was stayed in a petition titled Munshi Majid Ali and Others Versus State and Others.
After hearing the counsels for the petitioner and respondents, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey observed, “the petitioners have questioned the Advertisement Notice dated 12.08.2013 issued by PSC for filing up 44 posts of Assistant Engineers (Electrical) as also notice dated 12.12.2015, whereby the Commission has notified date and screening test for short listing of the candidates on the grounds that the posts advertised belong to promotional quota of the Degree Holder Junior Engineers (Electrical)”.
“The petitioners have submitted that out of sanctioned strength of 460 posts of Assistant Engineers (Electrical) 92 posts are required to be filled up by direct recruitment and 92 posts are required to be filled up by promotion of Diploma Holder Junior Engineers and rest of 276 posts are required to be filled up by promotion of Degree Holder Junior Engineers”, Justice Magrey said.(Agencies)