LAWS(ALL)-2007-6-68

SANJAY AGRWAL Vs. STATE OF UP

Decided On June 15, 2007
Sanjay Agrwal Appellant
V/S
STATE OF UP Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) All these writ petitions arise out of advertisement dated 31.3.2007 published by Registrar General, Allahabad High Court for direct recruitment in UP. Higher Judicial Service 2007. Since pleadings in most of these cases have been exchanged, as requested by learned Counsel for the parties, the writ petitions have been heard at the stage of admission under the Rules of the Court and are being finally decided by this common judgment.

(2.) In this bunch of writ petitions, there are two sets of cases. The first set of the writ petitions assail the validity of Rule 5(a) (old) and now 5(c), and Rule 12 of U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 (hereinafter referred to as "1975 Rules;while the other set of cases have been filed by persons who are presently working as Assistant Public Prosecutors/Assistant Prosecuting Officers , seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to allow them to appear in the aforesaid selection.

(3.) Before coming to the rival submissions, it would be appropriate to have a bird eye view, of the brief facts in various writ petitions.