WRIT - A No. 3191 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 3191 of 2026 Rajeev Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pratibha Yadav, Shiv Poojan Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Shiv Kumar Pal Court No. - 33 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri S.P. Yadav, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Sri S.K. Pal, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. A preliminary objection has been raised by Sri S.K. Pal, learned counsel for the respondents that the present writ petition is liable to be dismissed on the ground of delay and latches particularly when the order dated 31.05.2016 passed by Deputy Director, Staff Selection Commission, Prayagraj, U.P. cancelling the candidature of the writ petitioner for the post of Constable (G.D.) in CAPFs and Rifle Man (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination-2013 is under challenge in the year 2026 without there being any satisfactory explanation to delay and latches. 3. In reply to the same, Sri Yadav who appears for the petitioner has invited the attention of the Court towards para 39 and 40 of the writ petition so as to contend that the writ petitioner was suffering from financi