(T.S. Thakur, C.J. and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla and A.M. Khanwilkar, JJ.)
Sandeep Gupta ____________________________________ Petitioner;
v.
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Thr. its Registrar General and Another _______________________________________ Respondent(s).
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).594 of 2016, decided on July 22, 2016
(With appln.(s) for Directions) With W.P.(C) No. 598/2016 (With appln.(s) for interim directions and Office Report)
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Heard.
2. Issue notice.
3. Dasti, in addition, is also permitted.
4. Pending further orders from this Court, the petitioners shall be permitted to appear in the preliminary examination for Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service scheduled to be held on 31st July, 2016, subject to the following conditions:
(1) They make an application before the Registrar General of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad within two days from today.
(2) Upon scrutiny of the applications, the Registrar General finds the petitioners to be within the upper age limit of 45 years as on 1st January, 2016 for general category candidates and within the upper age limit of 48 years, as prescribed for the reserved category candidates in terms of Rule 12 of the relevant rules.
(3) In case they qualify in the preliminary examination they shall be permitted to appear in the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Examination, 2016 (Main).
(4) The result of the main examination (subject to their qualifying in the preliminary examination) shall be kept in a sealed cover.
5. Post along with W.P.(C) No. 414 of 2016 and connected matters.
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