VIDYADHIRAJ PANDEY Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri T. P. Singh senior advocate, assisted by Sri Amar Nath, Sri Anurag Pathak, and Alpana Dwivedi on behalf of the petitioners, Sri Pradeep Kumar has been heard on behalf of the High Court as well as judicial officer, Sri Ravi Kant senior advocate, Sri M.D. Singh Shekhar and Sri Somesh Khare advocate have been heard on behalf of the respondent candidates.

(2.) THESE 9 writ petitions have been filed for quashing the selections made on the post of Stenographers and Clerks in the Judgeship of Kaushambi in pursuance of the advertisement dated 28.5.2003. Some of the petitioners claim to have been working on ad hoc basis against the vacancy which were advertised and, therefore, pray that the order, terminating their ad hoc appointments, may also be set aside and they may be permitted to continue on their respective posts.

(3.) IN respect of the aforesaid two posts, which were mentioned at serial No. 1 and 2 of the advertisement, the procedure for selection was notified in paragraph 4 of the advertisement, which reads as follows : ...[VERNACULAR TEXT OMMITED]...