Aniket Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Appointment and Personnel Lko. and Another

Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4148 of 2023 Petitioner :- Aniket Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Appointment And Personnel Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Kumar Mishra,Upasna Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Gaurav Mehrotra Hon'ble Dinesh Kumar Singh,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, Mr. Sandeep Chandra, representing respondents-State Authorities, and Mr. Utsav Mishra, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Gaurav Mehrotra, learned counsel for respondent no. 2.

¶2This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks following reliefs:-

(i) Issue/pass writ, an order or direction of the appropriate nature to the respondents to call the records of the result of written exam in respect of the petitioner.

(ii) Issue/pass writ, an order or direction of the appropriate nature to the respondents to quash the impugned result 'Not Qualified' (ANNEXURE-1) declared in General Category of Rajasva Lekhpal Mains Examination (PET-2021)/02 in respect of the petitioner whereby the petitioner has been wiped out from further selection process.

(iii) Issue/pass writ, an order or direction of the appropriate nature to the respondents to change the category of petitioner from General Category EWS to Ex Service Men and further declare the petitioner's result in Ex. Service Men category as per his merits.

(iv) Any other................"

¶3The petitioner had applied for the post of Revenue Lekhpal in category of 'Economically Weaker Section' (for short "EWS") for which there is 10% reservation. The petitioner participated in the PET Examination. After the result was declared and petitioner found himself not successful, he moved an application for change of his category from EWS to Ex-Service Men.

¶4There is no provision either in the Advertisement or Rules that once an application is submitted claiming benefit of a particular category later on that category can be changed.

¶5Thus, this petition, having no merit and substance, is hereby dismissed at this stage itself. [D.K. SINGH, J.] Order Date :- 30.5.2023 MVS/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench