WRIT - A No. 18828 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 18828 of 2025 Abhishek Gond .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Deepak Maurya, Neetu Pal Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Ms. Neetu Pal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Manish Kumar, learned Standing Counsel, who appears for State-respondents. 2. The case of the writ petitioner is that the writ petitioner had applied recruitment on the post of Assistant Operator pursuant to an exercise undertaken in the year 2022. According to the writ petitioner, she has been selected, however, owing to the pendency of a criminal case being Sessions Trial No. 251 of 2021, under Sections 342, 354, 504, 506 IPC read with Section 7/8 of POSCO Act, the writ petitioner has not been considered for appointment and joining. 3. Prayer in the present petition is for a direction to the respondents to consider the claim. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that there happens to be a notification dated 28.04.1958 wherein mere conviction is also not to a ground ipso facto to deny appointment and there happens to be a recommendation on