SUMER SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

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$~106 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12760/2024 SUMER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sahil Mongia, Ms. Sanjana Samor and Mr. Yash Yadav, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Uma Prasuna Bachu, Sr. PC for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 18.09.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The Central Industrial Security Force1 issued an advertisement for recruiting Constable-cum-Drivers in January 2023. The petitioner applied. He was subjected to physical as well as driving test between 29 June 2023 and 7 July 2023, which he cleared. He thereafter participated in the written examination on 31 October 2023. The final result was declared by the CISF on 21 December 2023. The name of the petitioner was included in the list of qualified candidates. The petitioner was thereafter subjected to medical examination on 26 December 2023. 2. At the time of medical examination, the petitioner was required 1 “CISF”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 12760/2024 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 11 KUMAR Signing Date:19.09.2025 19:06:43 to disclose the pendency, against him, of any criminal cases. As FIR 495/2021 had been instituted against the petitioner under Section 420 of the IPC read with Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957, before the Police Station Jaipur Gramin, Kotputli, Rajasthan, this fact was truthfully disclosed by the petitioner. The allegation against the petitioner was that he was present in a shop in which counterfeit goods were being sold. 3. On the next day, i.e., 27 December 2023, the CISF referred the case of the petitioner, for consideration as to whether he was suitable for appointment, to its Standing Screening Committee. The petitioner approached