ORDER

By Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

The common controversy involved in all the present original applications is grant of age relaxation for recruitment to three post(s), namely, (I) Head Constable (Ministerial), (II) Head Constable (AOW) and (III) Constable (Driver) in Delhi Police Examination, 2022.

2. With the consent of learned counsel for the respective parties, all cases are taken up for adjudication and hearing together. The cases are being disposed off by a common judgment involving more or less identical issues.

(I) OA No. 1624/2022, OA No. 554/2022, OA No.1822/2022, OA No.1515/2022 pertain to post of Head Constable (Ministerial), (II) OA No.1789/2022, OA No.1890/2022, (III) OA No.1944/2022, OA No. 533/2022 pertained to post of Head Constable (AOW).

3. OA No.1624/2022 is being taken up as a lead case.

4. In the above two categories of posts, i.e. (I and II) brief facts are that the applicants had applied for recruitment to the posts of Head Constables (Ministerial) [HC (Min.)], which was initiated in the year 2019 and had submitted the requisite fee too. However, the selection examination was not conducted and after more than one year, the recruitment was cancelled vide