JUDGMENT

Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. (Oral)

1. Petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to allow relaxation of upper age limit and seek grant of minimum three years age relaxation to all categories for being eligible to appear in examination/selection process for recruitment to the post of Constable (driver) in Indo-Tibetan Border Force issued vide advertisement dated 26.06.2023 and further seek a direction to the respondents to fix a cut- off-date of upper age limit as per vacancy year of 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that respondents have issued an advertisement on 26.06.2023 inviting online applications for the post of Constable (driver). Learned counsel submits that no selection process was undertaken on account of pandemic between the period 2019 till subject advertisement and as such the petitioners who have become overage, as per the advertisement, have been deprived of an opportunity to participate in the selection process.

3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that relaxation of age of minimum three years is liable to be granted to all categories so that an equal opportunity of participation is granted to them. Learned couns