ORDER

G.D. Sharma, President - Order dated 12.7.2007 passed by the learned Divisional Forum, Jammu (hereinafter to be referred to as the Forum) has been taken in appeal by the appellant. The case of the appellant in brief is that he had qualified to appear for the second stage examination of Civil Services Examination and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had fixed the date of said examination for 21.10.2005. On 8.8.2005, UPSC sent him the requisite form through speed post which was to be delivered at his home address. The case of the appellant is that the said Form was delivered at his residence on 23.8.2005. As per the procedure prescribed by the UPSC the said form was required to be deposited in the office of the UPSC on 22.8.2005. In case of non-delivery of that Form to an eligible candidate upto the fixed timelimit of 15.8.2005, then he was required to contact at once either the Commission or the "Facilitation Counter" for getting the new one. It is alleged that the appellant had been daily visiting the Sub-post Office, Nagrota which is located in his home town upto the last date of 15.8.2005. On 19.8.2005, the appellant contacted on telephone the office of UPSC at Del