M.P. Singh, J. - (1.) By means of the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No. 1 to 4 appoint him on the post of Anskalik Nalkoop Operator.
(2.) The petitioner made an application for appointment to the post of Anskalik Nalkoop Operator in the Irrigation department before the respondent No. 1 The application was filled on the ground that tubewell No 92 M has been constructed by the Irrigation Department on chak No. 227 belonging to him. He permitted the Irrigation Department to construct the same on an assurance being given to him that he will be given appointment in the Department.
(3.) The minimum requisite qualification was only Intermediate. In the proforma of the application the following declaration was to be given : "Neither he is graduate not he is reading in a graduates class." According to the petitioner the respondent No. 5 who was given the appointment was actually studying in B.A. Part II in Laxmi Narayan Degree College, Sirsa, Allahabad, at that time. According to him on account of this fact that the respondent No. 5 was continuing his studies he was disqualified to be appointed. Only on this ground the petitioner prayed that the appointment of the respondent No. 5 be quashed and in his place he may be appointed as Anskalik Tubewell Operator.;