LAWS(ALL)-2025-12-22

SATYA PRAKASH YADAV Vs. STATE OF U.P.

Decided On December 18, 2025
Satya Prakash Yadav Appellant
V/S
STATE OF U.P. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) A Division Bench, having noticed divergent views expressed by an earlier Division Bench and a Single Judge Bench on the same controversy, passed the following order on 3/2/2025:

(2.) Pursuant thereto, the present batch of intra court appeals and connected petitions have been placed before us, by order of Hon'ble the Chief Justice.

(3.) Broadly stated, the facts are that the State of Uttar Pradesh (in short 'State') in order to fill up the posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil) in the Irrigation Department sent a requisition on 6/7/2012 to the U.P. Public Service Commission (in short 'Commission') for 262 vacancies for the posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil) for the recruitment year 2011-12. In continuation of the same, another requisition was sent by the Special Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to the Commission on 7/11/2013 for 378 posts for the vacancies pertaining to the recruitment years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (121+86+79+92). Thereafter, an advertisement No. A-8/-E-1/2013 dtd. 24/12/2013 was issued by the Commission notifying a Combined Recruitment of Assistant Engineer (Civil, Mechanical, Agriculture) for several departments of the State Government, including the Irrigation Department. The total number of vacancies advertised for Assistant Engineer (Civil) in the Irrigation Department was 640 (262+378). The last date for submission of applications was 24/1/2014.