JUDGMENT :

By means of the instant petition, the petitioners seek the following reliefs :-

“(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari calling for the record and quashing the Clause-2 of the notification issued on 02-02-2021 (Annexure No. 5 to this writ petition), which fixes 01-01-2020 as the cutoff date for determining the minimum and maximum age of candidates, as it is against Rule-5 of the Uttarakhand Recruitment to Services (Age Limit) Rules, 2004 as amended from time to time.

(ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus declaring the candidature of the petitioners suitable for being considered for selection/recruitment on the post of Staff Nurse pursuant to notification/advertisement dated 02-02-2021 and 09-02-2021.

(iii) Issue any other writ order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

(iv) Award the cost of the writ petition in favour of the petitioner.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing and perused the record.

3. It is the case of the petitioners that they are qualified for appointment to the post of Staff Nurse, but in the advertisement issued by th