WRIA/15532/2026 of GAUTAM SINGH Vs STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS on 23 September 2026

1. Vakalatnama filed today by Shri Saurabh Tripathi, Advocate on behalf of respondent no.2 is taken on record.

2. This writ petition has been filed seeking following relief :- "1. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Certiorari calling for the records and quashing the Impugned Rejection Order No. 1229/02/तीन (परी0-1)/2026/खण्ड-5 dated 24.08.2026 issued by Respondent No. 2, as well as the Impugned Result Notification No. 7/13/Computer Section (Twelve)/2023-26/04-Exam/2023 dated 30/04/2026 passed by Respondent No. 2, to the extent that it illegally excludes the Petitioner's Roll Number (00011772) from the list of qualified candidates selected for document verification for the post of Enforcement Constable under Advertisement No. 04-Exam/2023.

II. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding Respondent No. 2 to deposit and produce the original, untampered Master CCTV/Video Recording (raw uncut camera feeds, original DVR/NVR hard drives) and complete raw server electronic timing logs of the PET held on 25/02/2026 before this Hon'ble Court in a sealed cover.

III. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing that the said original CCTV/video footage, master DVR hard drives, and electronic logs be transmitted to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) or Uttar Pradesh State Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) or an independent expert committee appointed by this Hon'ble Court, for comprehensive forensic video authentication, timestamp integrity verification, and frame-by-frame analysis.

Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shailendra Singh, Vikash Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Siddharth Singhal Gautam Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)

IV. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondents to declare the Petitioner 'PET Qualified upon confirmation of 12/13 completed laps by independent forensic analysis, integrate his Roll Number (00011772) into the merit list, conduct his document verification, and consider him for final appointment to the post of Enforcement Constable under SC category with all corisequential service benefits.

V. Pass an interim order directing Respondent No. 2 to keep 1 (one) post of Enforcement Constable strictly vacant under the Scheduled Caste (SC) category under Advertisement No. 04-Exam/2023 until final disposal of this writ petition."

3. Earlier petitioner approached this Court by filing a Writ A No.10166 of 2016 which was disposed of by order dated 16.7.2026. The order dated 16.7.2026 is reproduced as under :- "1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

2. This petition has been filed for the following relief :- "I. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the Impugned Result Notification No. 7/13/Computer Section (Twelve)/2023- 26/04-Exam/2023 dated 30/04/2026 issued by Respondent No. 2, to the extent that it illegally excludes the Petitioner's Roll Number (00011772) from the list of 3,165 qualified candidates selected for document verification.

II. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the subsequent consequential Notification No. 139/13/Computer Section (Twelve)/2023-26/04-Exam/2023 dated 08/07/2026 issued by Respondent No. 2, to the extent that it deprives the Petitioner from logging into the official portal and uploading his certificates during the active window of 13.07.2026 to 12.08.2026.

III. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding Respondent No. 2 to produce the entire raw electronic timing chip (RFID) data logs and the complete, untampered official Video Recording/CCTV footage of the Petitioner's Physical Efficiency Test (PET) conducted on 25/02/2026 at 35th Vahini PAC Mahanagar, Lucknow, before this Hon'ble Court for independent judicial scrutiny.

IV. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondents to correct the Petitioner's PET status based on ocular WRIA No. 15532 of 2026

video verification, integrate his Roll Number (00011772) into the selection process, and accept his physical/online documents for final selection."

3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that after qualifying the written examination, the petitioner has participated in the Physical Efficiency Test and the petitioner has been declared unsuccessful.

4. On the basis of instructions, learned counsel appearing for Selection Commission, has submitted that the petitioner has taken eleven lapses instead of twelve lapses as required.

5. This fact has been vehemently denied by learned counsel for the petitioner and submitted that the chip which was fixed was not functioning properly and therefore, wrong entry has been made and therefore, video may be summoned to verify as to how many lapses have been taken by the petitioner.

6. Since the question relates factual aspect of the matter, it would be appropriate that the Selection Commission itself may look into the grievance of the petitioner and verify the aforesaid fact from the material available with the Selection Commission, within four weeks, after intimating the same to the petitioner.

7. With the aforesaid direction, this petition stands disposed of. "

4. In compliance of the aforesaid order, after considering the C.C.T.V. footage, which was also shown to the petitioner, the order dated 24.8.2026 has been passed by the respondents' authorities that petitioner fails to qualify for reasons mentioned in the order. Now, contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that it appears that the said footage has tampered. There is no foundation for such an allegation.

5. The writ petition lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed. September 24, 2026 Rishabh WRIA No. 15532 of 2026

(Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- RISHABH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad