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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 30.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 10.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 10.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 9485/2020 RAHUL BANSAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sachin Chauhan and Ms.

Ridhi Dua, Advs.

versus THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Kumar, SPC.

CORAM:

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

J U D G M E N T

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

1. Through the present Writ Petition under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner assails the correctness of the Judgment dated 18.03.2020 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Judgment‟], whereby the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as „the Tribunal‟], dismissed the O.A. No.2365/2017. The Petitioner also assails the show cause notice dated 19.11.2015, as well as the order dated 14.03.2016 passed by the Competent Authority, cancelling his candidature.

2. Herein, the Petitioner contends that, having truthfully disclosed his involvement in the criminal case and having subsequently been acquitted by the Trial Court, the Respondents were not justified in denying him a