JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Siddharth Khare, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G.K. Singh, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Nisheeth Yadav, learned counsel for the respondents and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

2. The petitioner through the present writ petition has prayed for a writ of certiorari quashing the revised result dated 23.08.2022 for the post of Staff Nurse/Sister Grade-II in so far as it excludes the petitioner therefrom, and order dated 16.11.2022 passed by the Secretary, Public Service Commission, U.P. Pryagaraj (hereinafter referred to as 'Commission') rejecting the representation of the petitioner dated 27.08.2022. The petitioner has further prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant appointment to the petitioner as Staff Nurse/Sister Grade-II and pay regular monthly salary on the said post.

3. The facts, in brief, are that under Advertisement No.A-4/E-1/2021 issued by the Commission notifying the selection for the post of Staff Nurse/Sister Grade-II (Male/Female), the petitioner applied for consideration in the aforesaid selection. The aforesaid selection consisted of total