(1.) -Subhash Chandra, Angad Prasad, Abdul Quaiyum and Narendra Kumar Singh, four petitioners, have filed the present writ petition under Article 226, Constitution of India praying for following reliefs :
(2.) ON behalf of High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Registrar General of the Court published an advertisement in newspaper dated 8th June, 2000, inviting applications from eligible persons for appearing in H.J.S. Examination, 2000, Annexure-1 to the writ petition.
(3.) THE record also shows that similar application of Angad Prasad/petitioner No. 2 was referred by the Registrar General along with his note dated 14.1.2002 to the Administrative Judge who in turn referred the matter to the Hon'ble the Chief Justice for appropriate orders. THE Hon'ble the Chief Justice, presumably in exercise of powers under Chapter III, Rule 4, Clause (a) sub-clause (6) of the Rules, passed order dated 16.1.2004, which reads :