VIPUL SHANKAR MATHUR v. U.O.I. THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, NEW DELHI AND ANOTHER
WRIA/7941/2025 · 2025-07-21
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:41680 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7941 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vipul Shankar Mathur Respondent :- U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Personnel, Public Grievances And Pensions, New Delhi And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajiv Srivastava,Amita Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. S. B. Pandey, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India assisted by Mr. Varun Pandey, learned Counsel for opposite parties.
2. Petition has been filed challenging Clause 7.1 of the Advertisement/ Notice dated 30.06.2025 for recruitment on the post of Junior Engineer (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical) Examination 2025. A further writ has been sought for a direction to opposite parties to issue a corrigendum by correcting the upper age limit of 32 years to be calculated with effect from 02.08.1993 against Clause 7.1 in the notice dated 30.06.2025 for Examinations of 2025 to be read in line with the upper age limit fixed as on 01.08.2024 in the Notice for Examinations of 2024.
3. Learned counsel for opposite parties have submitted that the impugned condition is in consonance with the order dated 14.07.1988 issued by the Government of India particularly Illustration B thereof and the same has been reiterated in the subsequent order dated
06.09.2022.
4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the Illustration B indicated in the order dated 14.07.1988 is not in consonance with preceeding part of the aforesaid Office Memorandum.
5. However since the aforesaid aspect is not under challenged, he seeks to withdraw this petition with liberty to file afresh.
6. Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances, petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to file afresh. Order Date :- 21.7.2025 Subodh/- Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench