ANKIT KUMAR TIWARI vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 28.01.2025 Pronounced on: 27.02.2025 + W.P.(C) 11983/2024 ANKIT KUMAR TIWARI .....Petitioner Through: Ms.Aadya Mishra, Mr.Chetan Garg & Mr.Harsh Jaiswal, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms.Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC with Ms.Pinky Pawan, Ms.Kritika Sharma, Advs. and Mr.Aakash Pathak, GP Major Anish Muralidhar, Army. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the Letter dated 16.08.2024 issued by the respondents, whereby the candidature of the petitioner for the SSC(T)-63 (Oct 2024) Course (herein-after referred to as the ‘Subject Course’) has been cancelled, by observing as under: “2. You have selected 'M.Sc Computer Science' stream in your online application. However, during scrutiny of your educational documents, it is found that you have studied Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 11983/2024 Page 1 of 11 By:SUNIL Signing Date:27.02.2025 18:50:10 Engineering Degree in 'Master of Science in Data Science' which is not enlisted in Para-3 of SSC(T)-63 (Oct 2024) course notification. 3. In view of the above, as per Para 3 and Note 1 under Para 15 of SSC(T)-63 (Oct 2024) course notification, your candidature for SSC(T)-63 (Oct 2024) course is hereby cancelled due to non-fulfilment of eligibility educational (stream) criteria as per Para 3 of course notification and for submission of incorrect information in online application.” 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had applied for the course under the Computer Science Engineering Stream. She submits that the petitioner secured an All India Rank of 18 in the merit list for the said cour