(1.) Shri Shailendra, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Shailendra Shrivastava appears on behalf of the appellants and Shri H.P. Dwivedi, learned counsel appears on behalf of respondents no. 2 to 6 in Special Appeal Defective No. 318 of 2021.
(2.) The relevant facts briefly are that under The Uttar Pradesh Civil Court Staff Centralised Recruitment Scheme 2014 applications were invited for appointment of Category ''C' clerical cadre and the Stenographer; vide: Advertisement No. 1/Sub.Court/Category ''C'/Clerical Cadre/2014 and Advertisement No. 1/Sub.Court/Stenographer/2014.
(3.) The relevant Rules which governs recruitment are The Uttar Pradesh District Court Service Rules, 2013. Chapter II whereof laid down the procedure for Recruitment. That Rule 9 provides for the manner of appointment through Direct Recruitment, stipulating therein: