P. Naveen Rao, J. - (1.)In pursuant to the recruitment notification dated 31.05.2018 issued by the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board, petitioners participated in the selections to the post Code No.12 Stipendiary Cadet Trainee (SCT) Reserve Sub Inspector of Police (AR) (Men & Women). According to petitioners they secured high marks in the written examination and also in Physical Efficiency Test (P.E.T). However, by applying an illogical normalization marks principle, they are pushed down in the merit list and not included in the final merit list. Aggrieved thereby, this writ petition is filed.
(2.)The facts are not in dispute. The only issue for consideration is whether, Normalization principle applied by the respondent-Board in comparing the marks secured by women in Physical Efficiency Test with that of men is valid and even if it is valid whether among the women, whether the principle is applied ?
(3.)On 31.05.2018 the police recruitment Board issued several notifications to make recruitment to various categories of posts including Sub-Inspector of Police (Armed Reserve). The recruitment is governed by Telangana State Police (Stipendiary Cadet Trainee) Rules, 1999 notified vide G.O.Ms.No.315 Home (Police-C) Department dated 13.10.1999. These Rules were further amended and a notification of which was issued vide G.O.Ms.No.49 Home (Legal) Department dated 10.05.2018. There would be a preliminary written examination. Candidates who qualify in the preliminary written examination would be subjected to Physical Efficiency Test and such of those candidates who clear the Physical Efficiency Test would be subjected to written examination. Based on the marks secured in the Physical Efficiency Test and written examination, final merit list is drawn.