RAMU vs STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND ANR.

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$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 13th November, 2025 + W.P.(C) 3441/2019 RAMU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Siddharth Nath, Mr. Anunay Chowdhary and Mr. Asjad Hussain Advs. versus STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Archana Gaur, Ms Ridhima Gaur and Ms. Bhoomi Sharma, Advocates. Insp. Athurv CRPF, Mr. Inderpal and Mr Ramniwas Yadav CRPF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV ORDER (ORAL) DINESH MEHTA, J. 1. By way of the present writ petition, the Petitioner has challenged rejection of his candidature for the post of Constable (GD) advertised vide notice dated 24.01.2015. 2. The Petitioner had submitted his application form on 04.02.2015 claiming himself to be an Other Backward Class (’OBC’) candidate. At the time of medical/document verification, he produced an OBC certificate dated 26.02.2015. He was asked to appear in the Physical Standards Test (‘PST’) as well as the Physical Efficiency Test (‘PET’), which he cleared. Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA W.P.(C) 3441/2019 Page 1 of 4 Signing Date:15.11.2025 15:14:25 3. When his medical examination was conducted on 11.05.2016, according to the Petitioner, he was orally informed that he had cleared the same, however, by way of communication dated 27.04.2017, he was declared medically unfit. 4. The Petitioner, thereafter, moved an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005 and was informed that his candidature had been rejected for being overage. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner argued that rejection of Petitioner’s candidature on account of being overage, is clearly illegal and contrary to law, as the Respondents had not considered the age relaxation which the Petitioner was entitled to on the basis of