JUDGMENT :

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed for the purpose of seeking following reliefs:-

(A) Your Lordships may be pleased to issue a writ in nature of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondent to immediately permit the petitioner to resume his duties as Hindi Officer pursuant to his selection as per appointment order.

(B) Your Lordships may be pleased to declare and hold the impugned action of not permitting the petitioner to resume duties as illegal, unjust, improper and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.

(C) Pending admission, hearing and final disposal of this petition, Your Lordships may be pleased to issue an order restraining the respondent, their agents and servants from filling up the post of Hindi Officer pursuant to advertisement placed at Annexure-A.

(D) …............”

2. The case of the petitioner is that he made an application for the post of Hindi officer pursuant to the advertisement which was issued in ‘Hindustan Job’ dated 3rd/9th July 2011. The petitioner fulfills all requisite qualifications for the post in question, as such applied and after process of