THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL. Civil Writ Petition (M/S) No. 1341 of 2006 Sri Mukesh Kumar, S/O Sri Sarjeet Singh, R/O Village Katarpur Alipur, Tehsil and District Haridwar. … Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through its Secretary, Primary Education, Dehradun. 2. Principal, District Education & Training Institute Roorkee, District Haridwar. …. Respondents. Sri Tapan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri R.C. Arya, learned standing counsel for the State-respondents. Dated September 18, 2006. PC:(Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J.) (Interim Relief Application No. 11704 of 2006) Heard learned counsel for the rival parties and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the B.Ed. Distance Course equivalent to the B.Ed. regular course and they be directed to consider the petitioner’s candidature for appointment in Special B.T.C. Course for the year 2006-2007 in pursuance of advertisement dated 9-7-2006 (Annexure No. 5 to the writ petition). The petitioner further prays for extending the benefit of the Government Order dated 19-3-2005 (Annexure No.3 to the writ petition). Admittedly, by the Government Order dated 19-3- 2005, the benefit was extended to those persons who had applied in the year 2001 for admission in Special B.T.C. Training course with certain conditions. According to the petitioner, he had crossed the age of 40 years on the date of advertisement dated 9-7-2006. Since the petitioner had not applied for Special BTC Training in the year 2001, hence the benefit of the said Government Order dated 19-3-2005 cannot be extended to the petitioner. The writ petition is devoid of merit and is dismissed in-limine. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP