JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri D. S. Mishra learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Ramanand Pandey learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ashish Mishra learned counsel for the High Court and Sri T.P. Singh learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Satya Prakash and Sri Raj Kumar Yadav learned counsel for private respondent Nos. 6, 8 and 10.

2. Present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of the revised result dated 01.10.2020-of U.P. Higher Judicial Service Recruitment Examination 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘impugned examination’). Also, challenge has been laid to Notification dated 24.3.2021 issued by the High Court (on administrative side) under Rule 22(1) of the UTTAR PRADESH HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE RULES , 1975 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Rules’) insofar as it pertains to appointment of Sri Shashwata Pandey, Sri Pinku Kumar, Sri Utkarsh Yadav, Sri Awanish Kumar, Sri Prakash Chand Rana, Sri Sharad Kumar Tripathi, Sri Ajay Kumar, Smt. Sandeep Chauhan and Ms. Hemlata Tyagi as Additional District & Sessions Judges pursuant to the impugned examination. Since the writ petition filed by Sri Rahul Singh/respondent No.12 stands dismissed by the Supreme Court, the petiti