( 1 ) THESE two Special Appeals have been filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against the judgment and order passed by the learned single Judge dated 8. 7. 1997 in two writ petitions. Civil Misc. Writ Petition Nos. 26550 of 1996 and Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 15363 of 1996 both filed by the respondent Arvind Kumar Singh against State of Uttar Pradesh and others.

( 2 ) THE facts giving rise to the present Special Appeal filed by the petitioner in Civil Misc. Writ petition No. 15363 of 1996 are that the petitioner challenged the Government Order No. Audit 4325/10. 94-300 (1) 1993 TC dated 31. 5. 1995 and prayed for striking out clause (2) of the aforesaid Government order fixing a cut off date on 31. 3. 1989 for exemption of departmental examination. It is stated by the petitioner in this writ petition that Uttar Pradesh Public Service commission issued an advertisement No. A-3/e-4/87-88 in the month of February, 1988 for the selection on the post of Auditors (Co-operative and Panchayat ). The petitioners have alleged that they appeared in the examination on the basis of the aforesaid advertisement, which was held in the month of October, 1988 and the pet