Allahabad HC Quashes UP PSC’s Order Increasing Reservation Posts [Read Judgment]

Allahabad High Court on Friday quashed the Office Memorandum dated 12.10.2014 issued by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission increasing the posts of OBC category from 566 to 2030 and the result declared on 21.5.2015 published on 22.5.2015 in respect of selection on the post of Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Agriculture Services Cadre-III held in pursuance. Allahabad High Court on Friday quashed the Office Memorandum dated 12.10.2014 issued by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission increasing the posts of OBC category from 566 to 2030 and the result declared on 21.5.2015 published on 22.5.2015 in respect of selection on the post of Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Agriculture Services Cadre-III held in pursuance of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, Allahabad issued an The petitioners, being eligible and fully qualified for the post in question, also applied for and were permitted to appear in the written examination, which was so held on 30.3.2014. After declaration of the result of the preliminary examination, the Commission issued an Office Memorandum dated 12.10.2014 increasing the posts of OBC category from 566 to 2030. The bench also said that in public services, the post shall be reserved at the stage of direct recruitment and the reservation is provided for following percentage of vacancies, to which recruitment are to be made in accordance with the roster referred to in sub-section in favour of the persons belonging to SC, ST and OBC of citizens- namely in the case of SC - 21%; in the case of ST - 2% and in the case of OBC- 21%, and the reservation of vacancy for all categories of persons shall not exceed in any year of recruitment 50% of the total vacancies of that year, as also 50% of the cadre strength of service to which the recruitment is to be made.