ORDER :

1. Initially this writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

“To declare the proceedings in ROC No.757/2019/A2 dated 08.09.2020 issued by the 3rd respondent as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and further declare that the petitioner is entitled to be continued in service in the post of Ward Education & Data Processing Secretary in pursuance of his selection based on merit in the first list.”

2. Later, the prayer was amended by order of this Court in I.A.No.2 of 2020 dated 26.11.2020 by adding the words “and consequential proceedings in ROC No.757/2019/A2 dated 17.09.2020 issued by the fourth respondent”

3. Before commencement of argument in the writ petition, the petitioner also impleaded Respondent No.5/C. Sreevidya as party respondent No.5 to the writ petition, as per order in I.A.No.3 of 2020 dated 26.11.2020, since she is an affected party, in case the relief is granted.

4. The case of the petitioner in brief is that, the second respondent/Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration had issued Notification No.04/2019 dated 26.07.2019 for 3,786 posts in 13 dist