These petitions lay a challenge to the Order dated

11.10.2019 made by Bengaluru Bench of the Central

Administrative Tribunal whereby the challenge to de-

candidaturing of the petitioners for the recruitment on the

ground of their culpable conduct, has been negatived.

After service of notice, the respondents having entered

appearance through their Panel Counsel resist the

petitions

making

submission

in

justification

of

the

impugned

order

and

the

reasons

on

which

it

is

constructed.

2.

Brief foundational facts:

i)

Petitioners were two of the candidates in

the recruitment frame for the Group-D

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posts, the said process have been began

with the issuance of recruitment notice

dated 28.09.2013. Written examinations

having been completed, and efficiency test

having been passed, petitioners were found

to be qualified. They also passed through

the medical examination. The records of the

petitioners were also verified and found

correct.

ii)

The

1^st

respondent

vide

letter

dated

16.07.2015

requested

the

CBI

to

investigate into the rampant malpractice in

the

examination

centre,

allegedly

perpetrated

on

09.11.2016

and

16.11.2014. The CBI after investigation had

found the petitioners guilty of