(1.) HEARD .
(2.) BY way of this writ petition, the petitioner seeks to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No. 1 to accept the application form of the petitioner for the post of Trainee Teacher in Govt. Primary Schools of Uttarakhand State pursuant to the advertisement dated 14.12.2011.
(3.) CONTENTION of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner sent his application form in time but same could not reach the office of concerned DIET on 25.12.2011, as post office was closed on Sunday. He submitted that since 25.12.2011 was Sunday, the respondents should have accepted the application form of petitioner on 26.12.2011.