Satveer Singh And ANR. v. Staff Selection Commisiion

$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3201/2026 & CM APPL. 15370/2026 SATVEER SINGH AND ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. I.C. Mishra, Advocate.

versus STAFF SELECTION COMMISIION .....Respondent Through:

Ms. Priya Mishra, SPC with Mr.

Saurabh Kumar Nagar, G.P.

Mrs.

Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD Services with Mr. N.K.

Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr.

Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

% 13.03.2026 1.

The Petitioners' case is that they had applied for the post of Constable in Delhi Police through the recruitment process conducted by the Staff Selection Commission1 and have been debarred from participating in the further examination process. Aggrieved thereby, the Petitioners have approached this Court challenging the action of the SSC in debarring them. 2.

At the outset, the Respondent has raised an objection to the maintainability of the present petition, contending that the grievance raised by the Petitioners arises out of a recruitment process conducted by SSC for the post of Constable in Delhi Police. It is submitted that disputes relating to The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/03/2026 at 17:19:44

such recruitment fall within the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal2 under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. It is submitted that, in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India,3 the Petitioner, having an efficacious alternative remedy before the Tribunal, cannot invoke the writ jurisdiction of this Court. 3.

On this issue, the Division Bench of this Court in Ravinder Kumar & Ors. v. Staff Selection Commission4 and Ashish Chauhan & Ors. v. Staff Selection Commission,5 has taken the view that where the recruitment process conducted by SSC includes posts in Delhi Police, CAT would have jurisdiction to entertain such matters.

4.

Considering the above, the Court is not inclined to entertain the present petition in view of the availability of an alternate efficacious remedy of approaching CAT.

5.

Accordingly, the petition is dismissed with liberty to the Petitioners to take recourse to appropriate remedies in accordance with law before the Central Administrative Tribunal. The pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

SANJEEV NARULA, J MARCH 13, 2026 as 1 "SSC"

2 "CAT"

3 AIR 1997 SC 1125 4 W.P.(C) 7356/2014 5 W.P.(C) 7757/2014 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 16/03/2026 at 17:19:44