Manmohan Sarin, J.

( 1 ) RULE. WITH the consent of parties, the writ petition is taken up for disposal.

( 2 ) THE petitioners have filed this writ petition aggrieved by the non-processing of their applications made to the respondent-Bureau of Indian Standards for appointment to the post of Assistants and Stenographers. The petitioners claim that a sum of approximately Rs. 22,50,000/- had been collected as application money. Respondent, it is claimed, has neither made the appointments nor refunded the money.

( 3 ) NOTICE to show cause was issued on 13th October,2003. Counter-affidavit has been filed. Respondent s case briefly stated is that an advertisement for recruitment of "assistants" and "stenographers" was taken out in the `employment News dated 10-16 November, 2001. It was intended to fill 24 vacancies of "assistants" and 7 vacancies of "stenographers". In pursuance to the advertisement, application fee of Rs. 150/- per candidate was received by the respondent. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates, as also the departmental candidates were exempted from payment of application fee.

( 4 ) IT is the respondent s case that only Rs. 4,46,400/- approximately receive

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