ROHIT MALIK Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners, who had submitted applications for being considered for appointment on the post of Livestock Extension Officer pursuant to the advertisement dated 29th December, 2004 issued by the Joint Director (Administration), Animal Husbandry, U.P. Lucknow, have filed this petition for quashing the order dated 23rd December, 2009 passed by the Director, Department of Animal Husbandry by which a direction has been issued to permit only 489 selected candidates oat of the 630 selected candidates who had been sent for two years training to appear at the examination to be conducted after completion of the two years training so that appointment orders could be issued to them.

(2.) THE advertisement provided that the application forms for the 489 posts of Livestock Extension Officer could be submitted by 17th January, 2005 and after selection but before appointment on the said post, two years' training would be imparted. A perusal of the advertisement also shows that the posts of Livestock Extension Offi Prem Singh and others v. Haryana State Electricity Board and othe1996) 4 SCC 319 erned Region was the Appointing Authority; that the post was a Group 'C' post falling outside the purview of the U.P. Public Service Commission and that the number of vacancies could increase or decrease.

(3.) THE Principal Secretary, Government of U.P. by the letter dated 22nd September, 2008 then issued directions to the Director, Department of Animal Husbandry for holding the examination at the earliest after examining the certificates produced by the candidates at the time of selection. However, as examination was not held, certain writ petitions were filed but thereafter an order dated 23rd December, 2009 was issued by the Director, Department of Animal Husbandry directing that the examination of only 489 selected candidates shall be held and they shall be given appointments after the process is completed by 31st January, 2010.