JUDGMENT

1. Petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing letter dated 22.06.2020, whereby Respondent has cancelled the candidature of the Petitioner for admission to one year Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance (PGDBF) at Manipal School of Banking, Bengaluru for the year 2019-2020, granted earlier, vide letter dated 04.03.2020.

2. Brief facts germane to the issue under consideration are in a narrow compass and are as follows:

(a). Respondent issued Advertisement No.2/2019-2020 dated 21.06.2019 for admission to one year PGDBF, at Manipal School of Banking, Bengaluru for the year 2019-2020. Upon successful completion of PGDBF, candidates were to be inducted in the Respondent Bank at the post of Assistant Manager Grade-`A', subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria provided in the advertisement.

(b). Advertisement was issued from Mumbai requiring the candidates to apply online between 23.06.2019 to 03.07.2019 and no other mode of application was acceptable. The selection process comprised of online test, followed by personal interview.

(c). Desirous of getting admission in PGDBF, followed by appointment in IDBI, Pe