- (1.) THE present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, inter -alia, praying for following reliefs: "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondent no. 3 -U.P. Secondary Service Selection Board, Allahabad, to treat the petitioners as qualified for the post of Lecturer (Hindi) in pursuance to the Advertisement no. 1/2003 issued by the respondent no.3 (annexure no. 1 to the writ petition) . (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondent no. 3 to take the interview of the petitioners for the post of Lecturer (Hindi) and further to declare the result of the petitioners for the aforesaid post of Lecturer (Hindi) against the Advertisement no. 1/2003. (iii) issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (iv) Award cost of the petition to the petitioner."
(2.) THE brief facts which give rise to this writ petition are that: The petitioners have made an application for the post of Lecturer (Hindi) against the advertisement no. 1/2003 issued by the respondent no.3 and published in various newspapers.
(3.) UNDER the above said advertisement, published by the respondent no.2, the qualifications for the post of Lecturer (Hindi) are that the candidate must be post -graduate in Hindi and at the same time she must have obtained his B.A. degree with Sanskrit as one of the subject. The petitioners submitted that they are concerned with the post of Lecturer in Hindi. The total 223 vacancies for the post of Hindi Lecturer were advertised for various colleges under grant -in -aid of the State Government. 44 posts were reserved for the persons belonging to backward class. The petitioners belong to backward community "JAT".;