Through the present writ petition, the petitioner prays for the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No. 1- Institute of Banking Personal Selection (hereinafter referred to as 'the Institute') to consider his candidature as per merit for appointment as a Probationary Officer under the Other Backward Class quota after taking into account the Other Backward Class (OBC) Certificate issued by the Competent Authority.

2. In pursuance to an advertisement the petitioner applied under the Other Backward Class category for appointment to the post of Probationary Officer/Management Trainee in various Banks mentioned therein. The petitioner had applied online. Thereafter, the petitioner appeared in the online examination held on 19.10.2013 and having successfully cleared the same he was called for interview on 04.01.2014 at Rohtak. In pursuance to such interview call the petitioner appeared for the interview and since the petitioner had applied under the OBC category he was asked to show the original certificate with regard to his OBC status. On his inability to do so, as per the terms of the advertisement, his candidature was rejected. It is the