1. The brief fact of the case is that the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh issued a notice which was published in news paper in the first week of August, 2001 notifying that the selections to be conducted in all the district of the State for filling up Group 'C' posts in different department. The aforesaid notice was followed by an advertisement dated 29.8.2001 issued by the District Magistrate, Moradabad specifying the vacant posts to be filled up on the basis of such selection in the district Moradabad. The copy of advertisement has been filed as Annexure-1 to the writ petition. The advertisement so notified for district Moradabad indicates that number of posts of Junior clerk/Typist/Junior Assistant and Stenographers are to be filled up in different offices of the State Government. The petitioner being fully eligible and qualified to the post has applied in pursuance of the aforesaid advertisement. The petitioner belongs to the General category and had applied as such. The petitioner was allocated a Roll No. 5213422 for appearing in the written examination scheduled to be held on 7.10.2001. The result of written examination was declared and the petitioner was shown as having been qualified in the written examination. This information has been given by the office of District Magistrate, Moradabad vide letter dated 10th December, 2001 whereby the petitioner has been communicated that he has been found eligible to appear in typing test/Stenography test and secured 379 ranks in the merit list. By the aforesaid letter he has been told that by 18th December, 2001 he has to submit his option on a prescribed format and he has to appear in the typing test/stenography test on 22.12.2001 at I.T.I., Kanth Road, Moradabad. The aforesaid communication letter has been filed as Annexure-2 to the writ petition. 2. It is further stated that on 20.12.2001 the petitioner has submitted an application before the District Magistrate, Moradabad intimating that the petitioner had applied for both the post of Junior clerk/typist as well as Stenographer making request that the petitioner be permitted to appear in the typing test for the post of junior clerk and stenography for the post of stenographer. A true copy of the aforesaid application of the petitioner dated 20.12.2001 has been filed as Annexure-3 to the writ petition. In pursuance of the application so submitted by the petitioner to the District Magistrate, he was permitted to participate in both the test i.e. in typewriting test for the post of junior clerk/typist as well as in the stenography test for the post of stenographer held on 22.12.2001. It is further stated that the petitioner has failed to qualify the stenography test, however he qualified the typing test having secured typing speed of 31.4. w.p.m. and at the end of typing test held on 22.12.2001 he was intimated as having been selected for the post of junior clerk/typist.