Vibhu Bakhru, J.

1. Issue notice. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents accept notice.

2. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, impugning an order dated 26.03.2019 passed by respondent no.1 (Union of India) rejecting the petitioner's application seeking permission to work as a "legal and regulatory consultant/advisor/partner/director in various companies /firms for remuneration."

3. The petitioner was employed as a Director (Finance) with respondent no.2 (hereafter "NTPC"). There were certain allegations in regard to corruption against the petitioner, and an FIR in this regard was also filed under Section 11, 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read with Section 120-B of IPC. The petitioner was suspended from services on 16.12.2017. However, he was reinstated pursuant to an order passed by this Court on 31.10.2018 in a writ petition (being W.P.(C) 6859/2018) preferred by the petitioner. The petitioner claims that he re-joined services with NTPC on 31.10.2018. However, his term came to an end on 08.12.2018 and the same was not extended.

4. The petitioner holds a LLB degree and proposes to work as an independent legal consultant/legal p