JUDGMENT :

Manoj Misra, J.

1. This intra court appeal arises from a judgment and order of a Single Judge, dated 7.12.2019, passed in Writ-A No.19486 of 2019 by which the writ petition filed by the appellants along with 36 others for a direction upon the U.P. Secondary Education Service Selection Board, Prayagraj (for short the Board) to declare their result of written examination held, for the post of Trained Graduate Teacher, has been dismissed.

2. In the office report dated 04.02.2020, the appeal is reported to be beyond time by 29 days. However, it appears, there were other defects also, which were removed later.

3. As in the meantime Covid-19 pandemic had set in, we deem it appropriate to condone the delay. The delay condonation application No.1 of 2020 is thus allowed. The delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Office to assign regular number to the appeal.

4. The facts giving rise to this appeal, in a nutshell, are that the writ petitioners (i.e. who filed Writ A No.19486 of 2019), out of which four are before us as appellants, had not correctly darkened/filled the bubbles/circles of the OMR sheets, either in respect of their roll number or booklet series number or both, even tho