ASHOK BHUSHAN, J.

1. This Writ Appeal has been filed by the appellant against the judgment dated 16.1.2015 in W.P. (C) No. 14500 of 2012. Appellant is the writ petitioner. The Writ Petition has been dismissed by the learned Single Judge. Aggrieved by the said judgment, the appellant has come up in this appeal. Brief facts giving rise to the Writ Petition are:

The Export Inspection Council of India functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India invited applications for the post of Laboratory Assistant Grade II by Exhibit P1 advertisement. The advertisement mentioned three vacancies (OBC-1 & General-2). The petitioner belongs to Dheevara community, which is one of the Other Backward Classes. The petitioner was over aged and as per relaxation granted to OBC category candidates, the petitioner submitted application in response to the advertisement. Under the criteria fixed for the selection, 70% marks were fixed as cut off marks for final selection. Only four candidates belonging to OBC category could secure 70 out of 100 marks, hence rank list of four OBC candidates was published, in which the petitioner is serial No. 3. The four OBC candidates, w