Hon’ble Devi Prasad Singh, J.—This writ petition has been preferred under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India against the impugned order dated 29.11.1995, passed by the Superintendent, Central Jail, Bareilly, by which the petitioner’s candidature for appointment on the post of temporary Bandi Rakshak (Warder) has been rejected in spite of the fact that the petitioner was selected for the said post and his name finds place in the select list.

2. The brief matrix of the case is that the Superintendent, Central Jail, had notified vacancies on 7.9.1995 inviting applications for appointment on the post of Jail Warder. The last date for receipt of the application was 20.9.1995. According to the advertisement, the candidate must have attained the age of 18 years on 1.7.1995 and should not have exceeded 35 years of age on the said date. The other qualification provided by the advertisement was High School or equivalent thereto. The proforma of application form was also provided, a copy whereof has been filed as Annexure 2 to the writ petition.

3. The petitioner had moved an application for appointment on the post of Jail Warder indicating his date of birth as provided in the High S