RAHUL vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12239/2022 RAHUL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vipin Rana, Ms. Ritu, Mr. Vinay Panwar, Mr. Vishu Verma and Ms. Shivani, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Naginder Benipal, SPC with Mr. Shivam Chanana, Mr. Ankit Siwach and Mr. Udit Vaghela, Advs. Insp Pradeep Kumar and Head Constable Milan Singh CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 06.11.2025 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. 1. The present writ petition has been instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the petitioner seeks to quash and set aside the impugned Speaking Order dated 03.09.2021 passed by the Joint Director (Security-ABE), Ministry of Railways. By virtue of the said order, the petitioner’s candidature for appointment to the post of Constable (GD) in the Railway Protection Special Force1, pursuant to advertisement No. 01/2018, came to be cancelled on the ground of alleged suppression of information relating to his involvement in a criminal case. The petitioner further seeks consequential directions 1 “RPSF” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRAGYA W.P.(C) 12239/2022 Page 1 of 17 ARORA Signing Date:14.11.2025 17:03:12 commanding the respondents to appoint him to the said post with all consequential service benefits. 2. The facts leading to the filing of the present petition, as borne out from the record, are that the Central Recruitment Committee, Railway Board, issued advertisement No. 01/2018 on 30.06.2018 inviting applications for 4,216 vacancies of Constable (Male/Female) in the RPSF and RPF. The selection process comprised a Computer Based Test2, Physical Efficiency Test3, Physical Measurement Test4, Document Verification5 and Medical E