JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Shri Anil Tiwari, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri Ramesh and Sri Dharmendra Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Bharat Pratap Singh, the Additional Chief Standing Counsel along with Shri Neeraj Tripathi, Additional Advocate General on behalf of respondent no. 1 and Shri Nisheeth Yadav, learned counsel representing the respondent -U.P. Public Service Commission and perused the records.

2. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I find that the controversy involved in this matter with regard to horizontal reservation admissible to women candidates is covered in terms of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Saurav Yadav and Others Vs. State of U.P. and Others (2021) 4 SCC 542. Relevant portions of the said judgment shall be referred at appropriate place in this judgment.

3. The present writ petition has been filed by one Ajay Kumar challenging the impugned selection list published on 22.07.2004 insofar as it recommended selection in favour of Smt. Archana Jauhary and Km. Anshu Lata Sarkar, respondent nos. 4 and 5, respectively to the writ petition. Further prayer has been made for commanding the respondents to arrange the selec