RANCHI, India, Sept. 25 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Aug. 25:

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The instant writ application has been preferred by the petitioner praying for a direction commanding upon the respondents to consider his case for appointment on the post of Graduate Trained (PGT) Teacher in +2 Schools of the State of Jharkhand in the subject Sanskrit under most backward caste (MBC) category pursuant to Advertisement No.74/2011 dated 23.07.2011.

Relief has been sought on the ground that he secured 220 marks; whereas the last selected candidate in the MBC category has scored only 212 marks. The petitioner has also sought a relief to quash the appointment of respondents 4 and 5 as contained i...