IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10716 of 2000 JITENDRA KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 5. 21.08.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The claim in the writ application is for appointment on the post of Constable in Bihar Military Police-10 under advertisement no. 1 of 1998 on the plea of being successful in the selection process. It is additionally urged that whatever lacuna in the age of the petitioner may have been there under the advertisement as on the date of consideration, he fulfils the age requirement. The advertisement stipulated the cut off date as 1.1.1999 on which a candidate was required to be minimum of 19 years of age. The date of birth of the petitioner was 5.2.1980. He did not fulfill the condition. It shall not be the jurisdiction of the Court in exercise of powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to read something into an advertisement which is not there. The advertisement has to be strictly followed as otherwise the consequent result will be violative of Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India. There is no merit in the writ application. The application is dismissed. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)