The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) had issued an advertisement on 26.12.2009 inviting applications from eligible candidates for filling up of 4,500 vacant posts of Teachers in MCD and in schools under Government of NCT of Delhi. One of the terms of eligibility to apply for the post was regarding age limit of the candidates which was between 20-27 years relaxable in case of reserved category candidates. The petitioner was overage on the date of advertisement for his appointment to the post of Teacher advertised by respondent No. 1 on 26.12.2009. He has filed this writ petition seeking directions against the respondents that he should be allowed to participate in the Primary Teacher examination by granting age relaxation to him.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he had taken admission in Two-year Elementary Teachers Education Training Course (in short ETE course) run by State Council of Education Research & Training (respondent No. 2 herein) in 2006-08 batch. At the time of his admission, the age limit for taking admission by the candidates in ETE course was between 17-30 years relaxable by 5 years in case of reserved category candidates. At the time