The Allahabad High Court has ruled that those holding a degree in engineering cannot be appointed as junior engineers when they apply for vacancies recently advertised by the State Government.
A three-judge bench comprising Justice B K Narayana, Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Pankaj Bhatia were of the view that the State Government has the power to prescribe the requisite qualification required for an advertised post and it cannot be a matter for judicial review.
In the present case, the State Government while issuing the advertisement for the post of junior engineer had invited applications from only those holding a diploma in engineering.
Thus, candidates with an engineering degree were not eligible to participate in the recruitment process.
"Engineering degree holders are ineligible to participate in the selection process of junior engineers in the light of the advertisement issued," the court said.