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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 717/2026, CM APPL. 3456/2026 & CM APPL. 3457/2026

KUSHAGRA SHARMA AND ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Senior Advocate

with Mr. Abhinav Hansaraman, Mr.

Rohan Mandal, Advocates.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with

Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya, Mr. Divyansh Singh,

Advocates. CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

% 17.01.2026

1. This writ petition arises from the re-examination of the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination 2025 (Tier-I), held on 14^th October, 2025, for recruitment to 14,582 vacancies across Group “B” and Group “C” posts (Pay Levels 4 to 7). The immediate grievance is directed against the notification/corrigendum dated 14^th January, 2026 issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (‘DoPT’), Staff Selection Commission relating to the normalization methodology adopted for candidates rescheduled to the re-

examination.

2. Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Senior Counsel for the Petitioners, at the outset, fairly states that the challenge would ordinarily lie before the Central

Administrative Tribunal (‘CAT’). He, however, submits that the Tribunal