Ravi Kant Pandey v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Karmik U.P. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ-A No. 1295 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 7, Manish Mathur, J., order dated 11.02.2026. Keywords: Freedom Fighter Quota recruitment; Auditor/Assistant Accountant; Advertisement dated 06.07.2023; 'O' Level Certificate essential qualification; equivalence; Government Order dated 05.05.2022 ('O' Level held equivalent to Diploma in Software Management and Diploma in Computer Operator and Programming Assistance from ITI, 52-week course); conditions of advertisement versus government order equivalence; requisition by State Government to Commission; legitimate expectation pleaded by petitioner; candidature not considered; short counter affidavit within two weeks; listed fresh 26.02.2026; rights subject to final orders. Interlocutory order only — no merits determination, no precedent treated, no statute construed.
What did the court decide?
No relief on merits at this interlocutory stage: two weeks' time granted to counsel for the opposite parties to file a short counter affidavit on the omission of equivalence in the Advertisement despite the Government Order dated 05.05.2022; case listed fresh on 26.02.2026; petitioner's right to the relief sought made subject to final orders in the writ petition.