Sangeeta Chandra, J.

1. In terms of the order passed by this Court on 22.9.2017, the office has submitted service report dated 9.10.2017 informing that despite issuance of notice neither acknowledgment nor un-served notice has been received in the office. Consequently, service is deemed sufficient on Respondent Nos. 4 and 5. Heard Sri Seemant Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioners, who has prayed for a mandamus directing the respondents to terminate the services of 856 of female OBC candidates, who have been selected and appointed in excess to the actual horizontal quota available to them which is 1890 female OBC candidates only in pursuance of a selection held after advertisement dated 17.2.2009 issued by the Respondent No. 2, Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotional Board, Lucknow. A further prayer has been made for issuance of a mandamus directing the respondents to initiate selection proceedings on the vacancies of police constables, which fell vacant in the year 2009 if these 856 female OBC candidates are ousted.

2. The case of the petitioners as argued by learned Counsel for the petitioners is that on 7.2.2009, an advertisement was issued by the Respondent