(1.) Heard Sri Alok Kumar Yadav learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Ashish Mishra learned counsel for the respondent-High Court.
(2.) The present writ petition has been filed seeking declaration of Note (ii) Paper No. 6 (Interview) to Appendix-G framed under Rule 18 of the U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 (In short as "the U.P.H.J.S. Rules, 1975) as ultra vires to Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India, in view of the decision of the Apex Court in the cases of All India Judges' Association and others vs. Union of India and others,(2002) 4 SCC 247. and Ramesh Kumar vs. High Court of Delhi and another,(2010) 3 SCC 104.
(3.) The petitioners herein being practicing Advocates at the District Judgeship at Meerut and Delhi had participated for appointment in the Higher Judicial Services of the State of U.P. in the Direct Recruitment Examination2018 (Part-III), against the advertisement dtd. 9/8/2019.