JUDGMENT :

SANGEETA CHANDRA, J.

1 Heard Shri R.K. Ojha, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Pramod Kumar Vishwakarma for the petitioner and Shri S.K. Mishra, appearing for the FCI and Shri Praveen Kumar Singh for the Respondent no. 7 and Shri Dharmendra Singh for the Respondent no. 5 and Respondent no. 6 newly private respondent is not representing.

2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for a direction to be issued to the Respondent FCI to consider the candidature of the petitioner in OBC Category and to place him in the Select List dated 26.07.2018 in respect of Advertisement No. 3 of 2015- FCI/Category-III issued by the Respondents for the post of Assistant Grade-III (General/Accounts/Technical/Depot) and also not to finalize the selection process in pursuance of Select list dated 26.07.2018 till consideration of the petitioner as Assistant Grade-III for appointment under OBC Category.

3. It has been argued that an Advertisement had been issued in February, 2015 by the FCI Zone wise for Recruitment of Junior Engineer, Assistant Grade-III (Typist Hindi and Assistant Grade-III). The petitioner submitted his Online application on 14.03.2015 showing himself as be