( 1 ) THE petitioner is serving as Range Forest Officer Exten- sion Range Tilakwada in Baroda District since February 1981. He holds B. Sc. Degree with Chemistry and a Diploma in Military Science in First Class. Prior to his joining service the petitioner had served in Naval N. C. C. and also attend- ed All India Naval Camp Vishakhapatnam in year 1974. The date of birth of the petitioner is 13-11-1953.

( 2 ) IN pursuance to an advertisement issued by the Gujarat Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) on 24-4-1983 for filling in 155 posts in the Gujarat Administrative Service Class I and Gujarat Civil Service Class I and Class II by combined competitive examination the petitioner applied and appeared in the written competitive examination and he was declared successful in the said examination. However respondent No. 2 by his letter dated 4-1-1985 informed the petitioner that since the petitioner did not fall within the age limit as prescribed and shown in the advertisement he cannot he called for the viva voce and personality test Being aggrieved by this letter and also by letter dated 4-3-1985 the petitioner has filed this petition and p