(1.) Heard Shri Anoop Trivedi, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Vibhu Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Kartikeya Saran, learned counsel for the respondent-U.P. Public Service Commission, Prayagraj.
(2.) The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayers :-
(3.) The facts in brief as contained in the writ petition is that petitioner applied for the post of Assistant Architect Planner, in pursuance of advertisement no.3 dtd. 19/11/2019 published by the respondent. The application was made on 16/12/2019. As per the advertisement (page 33) the last date for submission of online applications was 19/12/2019. A corrigendum was issued on 13/12/2023, in pursuance of which the petitioner resubmitted his form online on 16/12/2023, and hardcopy on 1/1/2024. The last date for re-submission was 2/1/2024. On 17/2/2024 a notification was published by the respondent fixing dates for interview on 27/2/24 and 28/2/24, for 30 candidates who had qualified for the interview.