1. The petitioner is an Ex-Serviceman, having retired as a Lt.Colonel from the Army. The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash the order passed by the respondent dated 09.04.2014 and to permit his name to be empanelled as a Security Agency, till he attains the age of 63 years.

2. The Ministry of Defence with a view to rehabilitate the Ex-Servicemen, has formulated various schemes and one such scheme is to provide self-employment opportunity by affording employment as Security Guards/Supervisors to Ex-Servicemen, other than Officers. In this regard, the Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) has issued Guidelines on 09.07.2012, amended vide Memorandum dated 16.01.2013. The petitioner submitted his application for being empanelled as a Private Security Agency by Application dated 24.06.2011. The Application was scrutinised and returned on 04.07.2011, with a direction to resubmit in the new format. The petitioner resubmitted the Application in the new format on 26.07.2011, which was received by the respondent on 11.08.2011. Once again the Application was returned on 05.09.2011, pointing out certain discrepancie