HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.

1. Heard Sri Rajesh Kumar and Sri Shree Prakash Giri, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri G.K. Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Avneesh Tripathi, learned counsel for the U.P. Public Service Commission, Sri Ashok Srivastava, learned counsel for respondent no. 6, Sri Rahul Jain, learned counsel appearing for University Grants Commission, Sri Diptiman Singh, learned counsel for the University of Allahabad and Sri P.K. Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel.

2. The controversy in the present case centres around the status of the qualification of Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (in short 'PGDCA') issued by the autonomous constituent institute of University of Allahabad namely the Ewing Christian College, Allahabad, whether to be treated as equivalent to 'O' level certificate issued by the DOEACC Society. The controv