V.K. JAIN, J.

1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 31.05.2011 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal) whereby OA No. 97/2010 filed by the petitioner, was dismissed. The brief facts giving rise to filing of this petition are as follows:

An advertisement was issued by Delhi Police in the year 2007 for filling up 2536 vacancies in the cadre of Constable (Executive) Male. The petitioner, who applied for the said post was successful in Physical Endurance and Measurement Test, written test and interview and was declared as provisionally selected subject to verification of character and antecedents. In his application form, the petitioner had disclosed that he had been involved in a criminal case registered vide FIR No. 32, dated 07.03.2006. Yet another FIR No. 149 dated 04.09.2007 was registered against the petitioner at Police Station Farukh Nagar, Gurgaon on 04.09.2007. Registration of both the criminal cases was disclosed by the petitioner in the Attestation Form filled up by him on 03.11.2007. Since both the criminal cases registered against the petitioner were pending trial, his