JUDGMENT

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

1. By invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India , the Petitioner prays for issuance of the writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the Order passed on 23.07.2025 [hereinafter referred to as the ‘Impugned Order’] by the Central Administrative Tribunal [hereinafter referred to as ‘CAT’] whereby the Original Application preferred by the Petitioner came to be dismissed and the rejection of his candidature for the post of Prosecutor in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office [hereinafter referred to as ‘SFIO’] was upheld.

2. To comprehend the issues involved in the present case, the relevant facts in brief are required to be noticed. Pursuant to Advertisement No. 18/2022 issued by the Union Public Service Commission [hereinafter referred to as ‘UPSC’], inviting online recruitment applications [hereinafter referred to as ‘ORA’], inter alia for twelve posts of Prosecutor in the SFIO, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Petitioner applied for the aforesaid post. As per the Recruitment Notice, the following experience was required for applying to the post of Prosecutor:

“(B) EXPERIENCE: For Graduate in