S.R. Singh and D.R. Chaudhary, JJ. - (1.) Heard Sri W. H. Khan for the petitioner and Sri B. K. Bist for the U. P. Higher Education Services Commission and the learned standing counsel representing the State.
(2.) Pursuant to the advertisement No. 27, 28, 29 issued by U. P. Higher Education Services Commission. Allahabad in National Daily including Times of India' dated 5.7.2000 the petitioner applied for the post of Lecturer in Political Science. The application was sent through Speed Post on 31.7.2000 from Lohiya Nagar Post Office, Patna. According to the advertisement aforestated, the last date for receipt of application was 5.8.2000 as would be evident from Clause III of the advertisement which reads as under : ..(VERNACULAR MATTER OMMITED)..
(3.) The application it appears reached its destination on 14.8.2000, i,e., after expiry of the last date. The Commission refused to accept the application on the ground that it was tendered in the Office of the Commission after 5.8.2000.;