ORDER

Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J) :

In the present Original Application, the applicant has prayed for the following reliefs:

“a) Quash and set aside the impugned Final Scorecard dated 17.02.2026 of the Applicant to the extent that it erroneously changes his category to ‘General’ from EWS and re-process the Applicant’s result based on his score of 78.4 marks under the EWS Category for Jammu and Kashmir (Militancy Affected Area);

b) Direct the Respondents to accept the EWS Certificate dated 25.02.2025 as well as Certificate dated 25.11.2025 issued by the Tehsildar as valid and subsisting for the FY 2023-24;

c) Direct the Respondents to restore the Applicant’s status as an EWS candidate;

d) Set aside the impugned Result/Notification dated 15.01.2026 as well as the List of Male Candidates recommended for Appointment in Roll Number Order (LIST-ID), to the extent that it excludes the Applicant;

e) Direct the Respondents to include the name of the Applicant in the Final Merit List of selected candidates for the applicable post in the appropriate Force as per his merit and preference;

f) Direct the Respondents to issue an Appointment Letter to the Applicant with all consequential b