ANISH ARUN & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 27.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 16.04.2026 W.P.(C) 8477/2024 and CM APPL. 7874/2025 ANISH ARUN & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shivendra Singh, Mr. Sagar Devgan, Ms. Prakriti Rastogi and Ms. Aryama Singh Rajput, Advs versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Mr. Manish Kumar Singh, Mr. Vasu Agarwal and Mr. Lekh Raj Singh, Advs. for UPSC CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT AMIT MAHAJAN, J. 1. The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers: “a. Pass an appropriate writ or order or direction striking down the DoPT OM dated 31.01.2019 as violative of Article 14 and Article 16(1) of the Constitution of India, and further pass an appropriate writ or order or direction striking down the FAQs dated 19.09.2022 issued by Respondent No. 2 DOPT to the extent it accords parity to the candidates of EWS category with the candidates of General Category in age criterion and denies candidates belonging to the EWS category any age relaxation as has been extended to candidates be