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2025 DAILYLAW 147214 (ALL)

SHIVAM MISHRA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. AGRICULTURE DEPTT. LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/6865/2025 · 2025-06-25

Brij Raj Singh

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36384 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6865 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shivam Mishra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Agriculture Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Brijesh Kumar Singh,Vikrant Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Gaurav Mehrotra Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. 'Vakalatnama' filed by Shri Utsav Misra, learned Advocate on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3 is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Utsav Misra, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 & 3 as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. 3. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has sought a direction to the respondents to issue 'Admit Card' to him after accepting/receiving main examination fee of Rs.2,00/- (rupees two hundred) from him in pursuance of the Advertisement No.-07-Examination/2024 dated 04.03.2024 against Registration No.56200155376 for the post of Technical Assistant Group-C. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent no.2 issued Advertisement No.-07-Examination/2024 dated 04.03.2024 for direct recruitment of Technical Assistant Group- C post through online mode listing guidelines, directions and standard operating procedures. The petitioner applied through online and deposited requisite fee of Rs.25/- on 10.05.2024. It is admitted by the petitioner that due to inadvertent mistake, he could not fill up the form successfully. 5. It is also submitted that on 30.05.2025, respondent no.3 issued circular informing shortlisted candidates for appearing in the main examination to deposit requisite examination fee, but the name of the petitioner was not found in the list of shortlisted candidates and when the petitioner inquired, he found that his application was not submitted successfully, therefore, the petitioner has moved an application through E-mail ventilating his grievance on 07.06.2025, which is contained as Annexure No.15 to the writ petition. 6. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is qualified for the post of Technical Assistant Group-C under the Agricultural Department, therefore, the error occurred in filling up the form of the petitioner may be rectified and his application form may be treated as submitted successfully and admit card may be issued to the petitioner. 7. On the other hand, Shri Utsav Misra, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3, on the basis of instructions, submits that the petitioner did not fill up online application form successfully on 10.05.2024 as the official website does not indicate that he submitted online application form successfully and the examination is scheduled to be held on 13.07.2025, therefore, the respondent nos.2 and 3 cannot issue admit card to the petitioner. 8. In view of the above facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into merits of the case, present writ petition is disposed of with direction that since the examination is scheduled to take place on 13.07.2025, the respondent no.2 shall take decision on the application of the petitioner within a week from today. 9. Shri Utsav Misra, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 & 3 shall communicate this order to the respondent no.2 for compliance. 10. Let a copy of this order be provided to learned counsel for the petitioner on payment of usual charges today itself. (Brij Raj Singh,J.) Order Date :- 25.6.2025 Anupam S/- Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM SINGH PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench