IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
NEERAJ TIWARI
Atul Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Neeraj Tiwari, J.
1. Heard Sri Ashutosh Tiwari, Advocate along with Sri Satya Prakash Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Manish Goyal, learned Senior Counsel/Additional Advocate General, assisted by Sri A.K. Goyal, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.
2. Present petition has been filed with the following prayers:
“ I. A writ, order or direction n nature of certiorari to quash the result dated 19.07.2022 in pursuance to advertisement no. PRPB-One-1(L.S)/2020dated March 2021(Male/Female) for recruitment of UP Police Sub-Inspector(Confidential) and Assistant Sub- Inspector(Clerk)and Assistant Sub-Inspector(Accountant)(Male/Female) and Confidential Assistant.
II. A writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 3 that is Uttar Pradesh (Police Recruitment and Promotion Board), U.P. at Lucknow to declare the fresh and revised list of selected candidates while considering the name of petitioner in the selected list of eligible candidates for typing test.”
3. Brief facts of the case are that an advertisement no. PRPB-One- 1(L.S)/2020 dated 23.03.2021 has been issued by respondent No. 2 for recruitment

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