JUDGMENT :

Ramesh Ranganathan, J.

The jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been invoked by the petitioner aggrieved by the action of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (for short “the Commission”) in not selecting him for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in Physical Chemistry in the Government Degree Colleges of the State. He seeks a writ of certiorari to quash the select-list dated 08.01.2019 issued by the Commission; for a mandamus to declare that the entire selection process, in making appointment to the post of Assistant Professor (Physical Chemistry), is vitiated in law for not following the selection procedure prescribed by the 2010 UGC Regulations; for a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 1 to 3 to consider his candidature, for selection to the post of Assistant Professor (Physical Chemistry), in accordance with the provisions of the 2010 UGC Regulations; for a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 1 to 3 to consider his suitability and merit, vis-à-vis the private respondents, for the post of Assis