UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs RAVI

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 5090/2026 & CM APPL. 24982/2026 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, CGSC with Mr Kautilya Birat, Advocate versus RAVI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sachin Chauhan, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 27.04.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The respondent applied for appointment as Junior Secretariat Assistant in the Ministry of Defence1, consequent on an examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission. The examination was conducted in three tiers followed by medical examination. 2. Consequent to the selection process being undertaken by the respondent, he was issued an offer of appointment by the MOD on 19 June 2020. However, subsequently, by order dated 16 September 2020, his candidature was cancelled, apparently on the ground that the petitioner apprehended that there had been impersonation of the respondent during the selection process. The specific allegation of the petitioner was that the person who had undertaken the Tier-1 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 5090/2026 Page 1 of 8 KUMAR Signing Date:28.04.2026 18:18:11 examination was not the person who had undertaken the Tier-2 and Tier-3 examination and presented himself for medical examination. As such, the discrepancy was between the person who attempted the Tier- 1 examination and the person who attempted the Tier-2 and Tier-3 examinations. There is no dispute that Tier-2 and Tier-3 examinations, as well as the medical examination thereafter, were undergone by the respondent. 3. The dispute was, therefore, whether an impersonator had attempted the Tier-1 examination in place of the respondent. 4. Mr. Chowhan submits that every can