$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2302/2026, CM APPL. 11068/2026 and CM APPL.

11069/2026 MANGI TEJESWARA RAO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. R. Sathish, Adv.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Adv.[Appearance not given]

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 18.02.2026

1. By way of the present Petition, the Petitioner seeks issuance of a Writ in the nature of Certiorari to quash the impugned Order dated 30.10.2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’], whereby his Original Application (OA) came to be dismissed.

2. In substance, the Petitioner aspires to be selected as a Primary Teacher, pursuant to Advertisement No.166/2016 dated 10.09.2016 issued by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)/Respondent No.2. It is the claim of the Petitioner that he belongs to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category and that 09 posts with respect to the said category were notified for the above- mentioned position. The selection process was based upon the combined performance of the candidates in the written exam