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2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 2637

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
ANIL KSHETARPAL, AMIT MAHAJAN, JJ
ANANT KUMAR RAO – Appellant
Versus
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Dr. Kamini Lau, Ms. Jyoti Vashisht, Ms. Suniti Bhatt, Mr. Rudraksh Jain
For the Respondents: Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Mr. Manish Kumar Singh, Mr. Vasu Agarwal, Mr. Lekh Raj Singh, Mr. Shrey Sharawat, Mr. Arvind, Ms. Ishita Misra

Table of Content
1. overview of applicant's claim and rejection basis. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. reasons for application rejection are outlined. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. arguments for relief based on alleged experience. (Para 8 , 10)
4. court reflects on disclosure and necessary experiences. (Para 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 15)
5. details regarding relaxation clauses and recruitment integrity. (Para 14 , 16 , 18)
6. final ruling articulated. (Para 20 , 21)

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

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