WRIT - A No. 14182 of 2024 at Allahabad

1 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93149 Court No. - 49 Reserved A.F.R. Case :- WRIT - A No. - 14182 of 2024 Petitioner :- Vivek Yadav Respondent :- State Of Up And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vinay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble J.J. Munir,J. 1. This writ petition is directed against an order of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters, Varanasi dated 20.07.2024, rejecting the petitioner's claim for appointment as a Police Constable notwithstanding his selection in the Police Constable and Constable PAC (Male) Direct Recruitment, 2015 on ground of unsuitability based on his involvement in a criminal case. 2. An Advertisement, bearing No. PRB-1 (82)/2015 was issued on 29.12.2015 by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, Lucknow, advertising posts of Police Constables, called the Police Constable and Constable PAC (Male) Direct Recruitment, 2015 (for short, 'the advertisement'). The petitioner, being eligible, applied for consideration of his candidature vide application dated 30.01.2026. He was allotted Roll No. 00126183. He sat in the selection test and declared successful, securing 410.73 marks. After the petitioner had alread