Rajiv Sharma and Mahendra Dayal, JJ. –

Heard Mr.Arun Kumar Tiwari, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Ms.Bulbul Godiyal, learned Additional Advocate General and Mr.R.K. Chaudhary, learned Counsel for the Corporation.

Ms. Bulbul Godiyal, learned Additional Advocate General has raised a preliminary objection that as the petitioner is an accredited journalist of Daily Newspaper 'Urdu Qaumi Ailan', he has no locus standi to file the instant writ petition for a direction to the opposite party nos.1 and 2 to constitute a Committee for conducting the inquiry in the matter of biased appointments made on the posts of Deputy Manager, Technical Assistant, Junior Officer or Peon in the U.P. State Warehousing Corporation, Lucknow, contained in Annexure No.4 to the writ petition. She further submits that earlier, the petitioner has preferred a complaint dated 30.1.2014, Annexure No.1 to the writ petition, before the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary and without waiting for the outcome for a reasonable time, the petitioner has rushed to this Court.

2. At this stage, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is actively working against the menace of corruption which i