GIRISH KUMAR SHARMA vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 08.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 5719/2023 GIRISH KUMAR SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chibber, Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dhruv Bhagat, Adv. Mr. Ajay Pal, Law Officer, Insp. Athurv and Mr. Ramniwas Yadav, CRPF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: CM APPL. 22396/2026[For condonation of delay in filing the Counter-Affidavit] 1. The present application has been filed by the Respondents seeking condonation of delay of 91 days in filing the Counter- Affidavit. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and the delay stands condoned. The Counter-Affidavit is taken on record. 3. The present application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 5719/2023 4. Through the present Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA W.P,(C) 5719/2023 Signing Date:10.04.2026 Page 1 of 7 16:19:14 nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 06.10.2022 [hereinafter referred to as the „Impugned Order‟], whereby his candidature for the post of Constable (GD) in the Central Armed Police Forces [„CAPF‟] has been cancelled. The Petitioner further seeks consequential directions for consideration of his candidature. 5. The issue which arises for consideration in the present Petition is whether an inadvertent error in the online application form regarding the district of domicile, which neither affects the eligibility of the candidate nor confers any undue advantage, can justify the cancellation of candidature, particularly when the candidate has successfully cleared