GYANESH KUMAR Vs. BOARD OF REVENUE U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ASHOK Bhushan, J. Heard Sri K. Ajeet, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Dr. Sri Y. K. Srivastava, learned standing Counsel.

(2.) BY this writ petition the petitioners have prayed for quashing the result dated 5-10-2001 with respect to written test of Lekhpal. Prayer for quashing the order dated 28-10-2005 passed by the District Magistrate, Kanpur Dehat cancelling the candidature of the petitioners has also been permitted to be added by order dated 22-2-2006. A writ of mandamus has also been sought commanding the respondents No. 1 and 2 to issue appointment orders to the petitioners for the post of Lekhpal.

(3.) ALLEGATIONS against both the petitioners are that in paper of Hindi out of 50 objective questions both have given same answers for 49 questions and both have given 17 same wrong answers. There is only one question which has been differently answered by both the petitioners. With regard to general knowledge paper, it has been stated that out of 46 questions have been similarly answered by both the petitioners and there are 7 same wrong answers by both the petitioners and there are only two mismatches. These allegations were clearly mentioned in the show cause notice issued to the petitioners. The notices were replied stating that the seating arrangements were such that there was one student in between both the petitioners. Further the book-let were in four different series and it was not possible to copy from each other.