By the Court.—Santosh Kumar Upadhyay is before this Court for following reliefs;

I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to provide the benefit of two percent (2%) reservation quota and weightage of the dependants of the freedom fighter to the petitioner in the selection procedure of U.P. Combined State/Upper Subordinate Examination (General/Special Recruitment) 2015 so that justice be done.

II. Issue a writ, order or direction of in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent concerned to decide the representation/application dated 30.5.2015 pending till now before the respondent No. 2, within a span of limited time period as prescribed and fixed by this Hon’ble Court.

III. Issue any other suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

IV. Award the cost of writ petition in favour of the petitioner.

2. Brief background of the case, as is emanating in the present case, is that petitioner claims that he is grandson (daughter’s son) of the freedom fighter Late Sri Badri Narayan Upadhyaya s/o Late Dukharan Upadhyaya r/o Village