- (1.) NOTICE on behalf of opposite parties has been accepted by learned Chief Standing Counsel.
(2.) BY means of present writ petition, petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to consider the candidature of petitioner treating her other Backward Class category (female) for the post of Police Constable and permit the petitioner for verification of documents as well as medical examination.
(3.) SUBMISSION of learned counsel for petitioner is that petitioner belongs to other Backward Class category and in pursuance to the advertisement dated 14.052013 issued by U.P. Police Recruitment and Promotion Board for recruitment on the post of Police Constables, petitioner applied as other Backward Class category (female) candidate. Petitioner after qualifying of the examination on the basis of her merit, was directed to appear for counselling and medical examination on 08.04.2015 at 7.00 a.m. at Reserve Police Lines, District Lakhimpur Kheri and for the said process she was issued Roll No. 3492176. Petitioner presented herself before the concerned authority on 08.04.2015. After perusal of the petitioner's educational certificates and caste certificate, her counselling was refused and she was directed to appear on 13.04.2015. Petitioner again presented herself on 13.04.2015 then petitioner orally informed that as per conditions of the advertisement, the petitioner's caste certificate ought to have been issued on 01.04.2012 or not later than the last date of submission of application form and as the petitioner's caste certificate was issued on 04.02.2015, therefore, the case of the petitioner was not considered by the committee treating her as other Backward Class category candidate. Further submission of learned counsel for petitioner is that reason for not permitting the petitioner to appear in the medical examination and counselling is not justifiable as the authorities have taken a hyper technical approach that the petitioner's caste certificate is issued after the last date of submission of application form.;