AMOL RATTAN SINGH, J.

1. The petitioner has raised a two fold grievance in this petition; firstly, that he having applied for the posts in question, pursuant to advertisement No.7/2015 having been published on 10.07.2015, application forms for which were to be filled in between 23.10.2015 to 23.11.2015, he should not have been considered over age as he had completed 42 years of age only on 24.09.2015.

2. At the time when notice was issued, what this Court had missed out was, that even the first date by which online application forms were to be filed in, was 23.10.2015, by which date the petitioner had already completed 42 years of age.

3. The age limit prescribed in the aforesaid advertisement (Annexure P-1) is 17 to 42 years, with the reference date as regards degrees obtained, age attained etc. being 23.11.2015, which was the last date for submitting online application forms.

4. Thus, either which way, the petitioner does not come within the age limit of 42 years, either on the first, or the last date for filing the application forms, with the latter being the reference date given, on which the necessary eligibility conditions were to be seen to be fulfilled.

5. Hence, simpl