BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 10.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and WMP(MD)No.13145 of 2023 K.Karuppasamy ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Directorate General of Recruiting, Indian Army, West Block III, RK Puram, New Delhi-110 066.

2. The Director Recruiting, Army Recruiting Office, Guruda Lines, Trichy, Tamilnadu-620 001.

3. The Inspector of Police, Puliangudi Police Station, Tenkasi District. ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 not to reject the petitioner's candidature in the selection process for AGNIVEER intake for recruiting year 2022-2023 under AGNIPATH SCHEME citing the case in Crime No.248 of 2022 on the file of the 3^rd respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.J.Karthick For R1 and R2 : Mr.K.Govindarajan, Deputy Solicitor General For R3 : Mr.P.Kottaichamy Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioner has applied for the post of Agniveer, however, he has not been selected. Therefore, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus.

2. Today, when this writ petition is taken up for hea