JUDGMENT :

SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.

1. Heard Shri Satish Chandra Mishra, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Gaurav Mehrotra, learned counsel for the petitioners, Shri Anupras Singh, learned counsel for Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia University, Shri Shailendra Kumar Singh, Chief Standing Counsel, Vivek Shukla, Additional Chief Standing Counsel and Shri Tushar Verma, learned counsel for the State.

2. Challenge is made to the advertisement bearing no. DrRMLIMS/ER/Rect-F/2023/1217 dated 01.12.2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘impugned advertisement’) issued by the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (hereinafter referred to as ‘Institute’) thereby, applications have been invited from eligible candidates for appointment of faculty on regular/deputation basis, vide the special recruitment drive for the post of Professors/Associate Professors and Assistant Professors in various departments and further the order bearing no. DrRMLIMS/ER/Estb.1-F2/2024/1589 dated 19.01.2024 is also assailed whereby, the application of the petitioners has impliedly been rejected.

3. Contention of counsel for the petitioners is that ‘the Institute’ is an autonomous super specialty post graduate instit