Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:28684 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4880 of 2025 Petitioner :- Krishna Kumari Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Child Development And Nutrition Deptt. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Brij Bhushan Singh,Pranjal Apurva,Sandeep Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, on the basis of written instructions, has submitted that the petitioner, a BPL (Below Poverty Line) category candidate, secured 5.58 marks in the merit list, whereas the selected candidate, Sunita Paswan, also belonging to the BPL category, has secured higher marks than the petitioner. Therefore, she has been rightly selected. 3. Perused the record as well as the written instructions submitted by the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel. There appears to be no illegality or infirmity in the selection process. The selection has been made strictly on the basis of merit, and both candidates belong to the same category. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition, being devoid of merit, is hereby dismissed. Order Date :- 15.5.2025 Madhu D.R/P.S Digitally signed by :- MADHU KUMARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench