IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 382 of 2011 (S/S) Baldev Singh ………..Petitioner. Versus Director General of Police and others. …Respondents. Present: Mr. Karan Anand, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Mohd. Azim, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.(Oral) Heard Mr. Karan Anand, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Mohd. Azim, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner was an applicant for the post of constable in Civil Police, Fire Brigade and P.A.C. in the State of Uttarakhand. These appointments were district cadre appointments as it is evident from the advertisement dated 22.11.2010 annexed as Annexure-1 to the writ petition. The posts which were advertised in the State of Uttarakhand were in reference to each district. Furthermore, specific condition was stipulated in condition no. 18 of the advertisement that one candidate shall apply for only one centre, meaning one district centre, and in case he applies for more than one centre, his applications will be rejected. Apart from that, the advertisement also prescribes a certificate, which has to be given by an applicant inter alia stating that he has not applied for any other centre except one centre. In view of the admitted position laid down in the advertisement, the contention of the petitioner is that he 2 had applied for two districts i.e. District Pithoragarh and District Udham Singh Nagar. The second contention of the petitioner is that there are other candidates who applied for more than one centres and whose applications have been considered and they have been subsequently appointed as well. This argument of the petitioner does not help the case of the petitioner for the reasons stated below: Since in the present case, it cannot be denied that the petitioner had violated the necessary condition of the advertisement and had applied for more than one centres and what is important is that he had given an undertaking that he has not applied for any other centre but one to which he had applied, knowing that he is giving a false undertaking. In the present case, the petitioner had applied in response to advertisement dated 22.11.2010 (Annexure 1 to the writ petition). Condition clearly stipulated that a candidate shall apply only for one centre meaning thereby one district centre and in case a candidate applies for more than two centres, his application will stand rejected. Apart from that the advertisement also prescribes a certificate or an undertaking, which had to be given by the applicant, inter alia, stating that he has not applied for any other centre except one centre to which he applied. In view of the said advertisement, the petitioner has clearly violated the condition and if any interference is made by this Court it will amount to changing the mandatory condition laid down in the advertisement itself, which is not permissible. The petitioner could not have applied for more than one centre, as the advertisement clearly made a restriction for the same. There is a categorical prohibition 3 for applying in two centres. Regarding the other contention that other candidates who applied in two centres and were given benefit of the same, no relief can be granted to the petitioner by this Court. If such candidates have at all being given benefit by the State Authorities in violation of the stipulated condition in the Advertisement, this Court cannot direct the Authorities to commit another wrong. Two wrongs do not make a right as has clearly been stated in a decision of Supreme Court namely Directorate of Film Festivals and others Vs. Gaurav Ashwin Jain and others (2007) 4 SCC 737. In such circumstances the only relief for the petitioner, in case the petitioner so chooses, is to challenge such wrong orders which have been made, but no benefit can be granted to the petitioner, by this Court, as two wrongs do not make a right. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 5.5.2011 Kuldeep