COURT NO. 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO.37 OF 2005 (S/B) Rajeev Kumar Singh, S/o Shri Radhey Shyam Singh, R/o Village Mozara, Post Office Kusia, District - Jaunpur, U.P. .......Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India through postal Department, Government of India, New Delhi 2. Public Service Commission, Uttaranchal, Post Office Gurukul Kangri, Hardwar through its Secretary 3. Controller of Examination, public Service Commission, Uttaranchal, Post Office Gurukul Kangri, Hardwar. ....Respondents Shri Ramji Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned standing counsel for Respondent No. 1. Shri B.D. Kandpal, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2. Dated: 19.03.2005 Coram:- Hon'ble P.C. Verma, J. Hon'ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for writ of Mandamus to command the respondents to consider his candidature to appear in Uttaranchal State Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2004. 2. Admittedly, the form of the petitioner has been received after the last date fixed for the receipt of the forms. We, hold that the date mentioned in the advertisement for the acceptance of the form is a mandatory one. Public Service Commission, Hardwar has rightly rejected the candidature of the petitioner as his form was received late. 3. Hence, we do not find any merit to entertain the petition. The petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (P.C. Verma, J.) 19.03.2005 Rajeev Dang