JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Siddharth Khare, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shrawan Kumar Dubey, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondent no.1, and Sri Rahul Srivastava, Advocate holding brief of Sri F.A. Ansari, learned counsel for respondent no.2.

2. The petitioner through the present writ petition has assailed the order dated 01.10.2022 passed by respondent no.2 rejecting the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Assistant Review Officer on the ground that criminal cases pending against him fall within the purview of 'moral turpitude'.

3. The brief facts of the case are that under Advertisement No.01/R.O. & A.R.O./2021 dated 17th August 2021, online applications were invited from the eligible candidates for filling up 350 posts of Assistant Review Officers. The petitioner applied for being considered for appointment on the said post under O.B.C/Physically Handicapped category.

4. The petitioner appeared in each stage of selection and was declared successful for the said post.

5. A notice was issued by the selection committee calling upon the petitione