ANAND KUMAR Vs. U P PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Shri Arvind Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri M.A.Qadeer, learned senior advocate assisted by Shri Shamim Ahmad, learned counsel appearing for the Public Service Commission as well as learned Standing Counsel.

(2.) This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner, who is a physically handicapped person, seeking the following reliefs:

(3.) An advertisement bearing no.2/2000-01 was issued by the U.P. Public Service Commission, Allahabad and published on 14.8.2000 in the newspaper Amar Ujala inviting applications from eligible candidates for selection/ appointment against 252 posts of Economic and Statistical Inspector in the U.P. Planning Department. The petitioner, claiming himself to be eligible, applied for consideration under the physically handicapped quota. The aforesaid advertisement mentioned that 3 posts out of 252 posts were reserved for physically handicapped persons. The petitioner was declared successful in the screening test, thereafter, he appeared in the main written examination and qualified the same. He was called for the interview which was held on 2.12.2002. The petitioner appeared therein. In the final result declared on 19.01.2003 his name did not figure in the list of selected candidates. Being aggrieved, the petitioner has filed this writ petition for the reliefs, referred to hereinabove.