- (1.) This reference to the Full Bench has been occasioned by a referring order dated 2 April 2015.
(2.) The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (Commission) issued an advertisement on 24 April 2014 notifying the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination 2014. The petitioner participated in the preliminary written examination on 3 August 2014. Candidates who had qualified in the preliminary written examination were required to submit an online application for appearing at the main written examination. An advertisement was issued on 4 October 2014 by the Commission notifying that the candidates who had been declared successful in the preliminary examination should visit the website of the Commission for obtaining information in regard to the process to be followed for appearing at the main examination. The four stages with a time schedule indicated in the advertisement were as follows: (i) Date for the filling up of applications online on the website of the Commission for appearing at the main examination and selection of the examination centre and the two optional subjects. From 1 October 2014 to 11 October 2014 (ii) The last date for submitting the examination fee through the process of E - Challan/I - Collect (through SBI/PNB). Upto 17 October 2014 (iii) The last date for the submission of online applications after submission of the examination fee and obtaining its print out. Upto 20 October 2014 (iv) Submission of the applications in the conventional hard copy together with all the accompanying documents in the office of the Commission either through registered post or through personal delivery. Upto 27 October 2014 by 5 pm
(3.) On 27 October 2014, the Commission issued a further advertisement stating that the main examination would be conducted between 5 November 2014 and 21 November 2014 in the districts of Allahabad and Lucknow. All the candidates were informed that they were being granted provisional permission to appear at the main examination subject to the condition that they had completed the process for fulfilling all the aforesaid four stages within the stipulated time and if it was found upon scrutiny that any candidate had failed to complete any of the four stages in time, his candidature was liable to be rejected. We are extracting hereinbelow the relevant part of the advertisement dated 27 October 2014: 587028-2;