Kailash Gambhir, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to challenge the impugned order No. 7/2/2010-ND-2 dated 29.05.2012 whereby his representation seeking appointment to the post of Sub-Inspector in Central Police Organisation 2010 (hereinafter referred to as ‘CPO 2010’) in Other Backward Classes (in short ‘OBC’) category has been rejected. The petitioner also seeks directions to the respondents to offer appointment to the petitioner in Special Examination for recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in CPOs, 2010 under the OBC category on the basis of his merit alongwith all consequential benefits of seniority and pay at par with his batch-mates.

2. In brief, the facts of the case are that the petitioner belongs to the OBC category, he had applied to the post of Sub-Inspector in CPOs 2010, pursuant to the notice advertised by the Staff Selection Commission (in short ‘SSC’) in the Employment News/Rojgar Samachar dated 09.10.2010 for recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in CPOs. Being an OBC category candidate, the petitioner was required to submit an OBC Non-Creamy Layer Certificate within three years of the specified closi