Hon’ble Rakesh Srivastava, J.—On 3.9.2013, the Electricity Service Commission, U.P. Power Corporation Ltd., Lucknow (for short ‘Commission’) issued an advertisement inviting applications for appointment to the post of Assistant Engineer (Trainee) in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science Engg./Information Technology and Civil Engineering Branches in the U.P. Power Corporation Ltd., Lucknow (for short ‘Corporation’). The last date for submission of online applications was 10.10.2013. Condition No. 4 (c) of the advertisement dated 2.9.2013 which provided for minimum cut off marks in the qualifying examination as an eligibility criterion to participate in the recruitment process was struck down by this Court at Allahabad. Accordingly, on 15.10.2013 a corrigendum was issued whereby condition No. 4 (c) in the advertisement dated 2.9.2013 was deleted. The last date for submission of online applications was extended up to 2.11.2003.

2. A perusal of the advertisement dated 2.9.2013 would show that inter alia 120 posts of Assistant Engineer (Trainee) Electrical were advertised. As per the said advertisement, only the candidates possessing a B. Tech degree in Electrical Engineerin