JUDGMENT :

VIPIN SANGHI, J.

1. We have heard the learned counsel, and proceed to the judgment.

2. We may reproduce the order dated 5th October, 2020, passed by this Court in the present proceedings, since that order encapsulates the relevant facts, and the issue, which arises for consideration in the present case:

“By means of present petition, petitioners have sought following relief:

(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the list dated 7th January, 2020 qua the petitioners, inasmuch as it disqualifies them from appearing for the mains examinations.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission to permit the petitioners to appear in the main examinations.

(iii) Issue a writ, order a direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission to postpone the mains examination by a period as deemed fit by this Hon’ble Court to allow a level playing field for the petitioners and the other students from the hilly areas of the State of Uttarakhand.

(iv) To hold that the condition requiring one year compute certification from a Government recognized Institution/