JUDGMENT :

1. By way of filing the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:

“A. By an appropriate writ order or direction, the respondents may kindly be directed to consider the candidature of the petitioner in Ex-Servicemen category pursuant to the selection process vide advertisement dated 2.4.2018 and afford appointment to the petitioner as per his merit in Ex-servicemen category and as per the law.

B. By an appropriate writ order or direction, may kindly quash and set aside any order passed by the respondent or any revision of merit list by which the candidature of the petitioner denied in ex-servicemen category.

C. Any other appropriate writ, order or direction, may kindly be passed in favor of the petitioner.

D. Writ petition filed by the petitioner may kindly be allowed with costs.”

2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner while being in the service of Indian Air Force, participated in the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination 2016 (hereinafter referred to as ‘RAS Exam 2016’ for short) in pursuance to the advertisement dated 24.04.2016 issued by Rajasthan Public Service Commission (R