JUDGMENT :

TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA J.

1. Petitioner who was duly selected for the post of Constable, (General Duty) in the Haryana Police Department, has questioned the validity of order dated 29.08.2020 (Annexure P-9) whereby offer of appointment to the post has been declined.

2. Facts of the case are in a very narrow compass.

3. Respondents issued advertisement dated 16.04.2018 advertising 5000 posts of Male Constables (General Duty). Out of these 900 posts were reserved for the SC Category. Petitioner who belongs to the SC Category applied for the post and subjected himself to a process of selection which also included a written examination. Final merit was determined and result was declared on 28.02.2019. Petitioner secured 52.02 marks whereas the last candidate pertaining to SC Category who has been duly selected and appointed obtained a lower merit position i.e. 51.40 marks.

4. It so transpires that at the stage of submitting his application for the post, petitioner had disclosed that he was involved in FIR No.150 dated 30.03.2015 under Sections 323, 452, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, registered at Police Station, Sector 55, Faridabad.

5. Petitioner having face