VIVEK SHARMA vs UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION & ORS.

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 18.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 1915/2024 VIVEK SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Ms.Jasmine Damkewala, Mr.Aditya Jain and Mr.Vineet Sawhney, Advs. along with the petitioner in person versus UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr.B. Ramaswamy, CGSC with Mr.Tarveen Singh Nanda, GP for UOI Mr.Ravinder Agarwal, Mr.Manish Kumar Singh and Mr.Vasu Agarwal, Advs. for UPSC CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the Order dated 12.01.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.3498/2023, titled Vivek Sharma v. Union Public Service Commission & Anr., dismissing the O.A. filed by the petitioner herein. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1915/2024 Page 1 of 9 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:20.08.2025 19:18:57 2. By the above O.A., the petitioner had made the following prayers before the learned Tribunal: “(i) set aside the notice bearing No. F. 32/16/ 2023/ R (C&P)/ R.IV/T.II with the caption “Re-examined final scrutiny/shortlisting details” published by the Respondent No. 1 on its website on 11.10.2023 qua the applicant. (ii) direct the Respondent No. 1 to accept the candidature of the applicant as fulfilling the income eligibility criteria and to permit the applicant to participate in the selection process by appearing before the Respondent for interview;” 3. To give a brief background of the facts in which the present petition arises, the respondent no.1 had issued Advertisement No.52/2023 in June 2023, inviting applications, inter alia, for the post of Joint Secreta