ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard counsel for the appellant and also counsel for the contesting Respondent 1. The first respondent submitted an application for appearing in the combined competitive service examination for filling up the various posts in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The examination consisted of three steps, namely, the preliminary examination, the main examination followed by an interview. The last date for submitting the application for preliminary e examination was 16-3-1999. The first respondent submitted his application in time and in the application he did not indicate that he was entitled to the benefit of SRO 126 of 1994 dated 20-6-1994 issued by the State of Jammu and Kashmir whereby the reservation was granted to the residents of the backward area and the line of actual control. The preliminary examination f result was published on 15-5-2000 and the first respondent qualified himself in the examination. Applications were called for the main examination and the last date for submitting the applications was 23-8-2000 and the first respondent submitted his application wherein he indicated that he was entitled to the benefit of SRO 126 of 1994 dated 20-6-1994