Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.

1. The petitioner was a candidate for the post of Assistant Review Officer (in short “A.R.O.”) in the establishment of High Court, which was conducted by Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as “Commission”). In the present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged certain proceedings adopted by the Commission for the said selection process of A.R.O.

2. Heard Mr. Anil Kumar Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. N.S. Pundir, learned counsel for respondent No. 1, Mr. Shobhit Saharia, learned counsel for respondent No. 2 and perused the record.

3. In the present case, counter affidavit has been filed wherein it has been stated that even the petitioner did not qualify preliminary examination, as the last cur-off marks for the post of Assistant Review Officer is 73.25 whereas the petitioner scored 73.00 marks. Moreover, the Diploma in Computer Science, which the petitioner possesses, does not fulfill the requisite qualification as provided in the advertisement.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Certificate in Computer Science, which the petitioner possesses, is from the recognized institute and it is e