MANOJ KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 13636/2023 MANOJ KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anil Singal, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nitinjya Chaudhry, CGSC with Mr. Rahul Kumar Sharma, GP and Mr. Rahul Mourya, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 24.07.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 3859/2017 titled Manoj Kumar v. Union of India & Ors., dismissing the O.A. filed by the petitioner herein. 2. The petitioner appeared in the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2016, advertised by the respondent-Staff Selection Commission on 13.02.2016. He qualified the Tier I and Tier II examination. Tier III examination was a descriptive question paper with subjects: (i) Essay, and (ii) Letter. The petitioner appeared for the said Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 13636/2023 Page 1 of 5 NEGI Signing Date:23.09.2025 18:45:24 examination. In the instruction to the candidates, it was clearly mentioned as under: “Candidates are strictly advised not to write any personal identity, e.g., name, roll no., mobile no., address, etc., in the Answer Sheet. Otherwise their Answer Sheets SHALL NOT be evaluated.” 3. As noted hereinabove, the paper consisted of only two questions. For the second question, the candidates were required to write a letter. The question read as under: “Assuming that you are Suresh/Seema, write a letter to your younger brother Naresh, highlighting the distinct benefits and shortcomings of Computer Based Recruitment Tests for Multiple Choice Objectiv