JUDGMENT

Sudhir Kumar Jain, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Articles 226-227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of appropriate writ against cancellation of his candidature due to incorrect mentioning of date of issuance of OBC Certificate as 10.05.2021 in place of 10.05.2018 while submitting online application for appointment to the post of Navik (DB) in Indian Coast Guard and to allow the petitioner to participate in the selection process as the petitioner has cleared the written examination (Computer Based Test), Physical Fitness Test (PFT), etc.

2. The brief facts as arising from the petition are that the Indian Coast Guard, Ministry of Defence had issued advertisement for filling up the posts of Navik (General Duty), Navik (Domestic Branch) and Yantrik-01/2022 Batch and for the post of Navik (Domestic Branch),50 vacancies (23-UR(Gen), 05-EWS, 17-OBC, 02-ST and 03-SC) were advertised. The petitioner was eligible for the post of Navik (Domestic Branch) and applied online in OBC category with Registration No. 2107NDB0016887.The petitioner was issued e-admit card for Stage-I i.e., Written Examination (Computer Based Online Examination) sche