JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Durga Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shrawan Kumar Dubey, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent nos.1 & 2 and Sri M.N. Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.3.

2. The petitioner through the present writ petition has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no.1-Additional Chief Secretary (Basic Education), U.P. Government, Lucknow to publish a waiting list for the post of Block Education Officer (Khand Shiksha Adhikari) and further direction to select the petitioner on the post which remains vacant on account of non-joining of selected candidates.

3. The facts in brief of the case are that U.P. Public Service Commission, Prayagraj (hereinafter referred to as 'Commission') published a Notification No.A-4/E-1/2019 dated 13.12.2019 for 309 posts of Block Education Officer. The petitioner possessing the requisite qualifications, applied to be considered for the said post. The petitioner was issued an admit card bearing Roll No.012946. She