her candidature on the basis of the earlier OBC certificate dated 12.07.2011 which was valid only for appointment under the Central Government. By placing reliance on the decision of the Apex Court in Ashok Kumar Sharma vs. Chander Shekhar (1997) 4 SCC 18 , he submits that a candidate is required to fulfill the eligibility conditions for appointment to a post on the cut-off date, which, he contends, is sacrosanct and must be strictly adhered to. He further submits that a candidate must exercise due diligence in uploading all the requisite documents as a part of the application process and in case a candidate is negligent in uploading/furnishing his/her documents, he/she cannot claim reconsideration of his/her candidature after submitting the correct document. In support of his plea, he seeks to place reliance on the decision of the Apex Court in Union Public Service Commission vs. Gaurav Singh & Ors. (2022) SCC Online SC 2116, He, therefore, urges that the respondent having submitted the valid certificate only on 09.04.2019, i.e., much after the cut-off date, her candidature was rightly rejected. He, therefore, prays that the writ petition be allowed and the impugned order be set aside. 7. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record, we may begin by noting hereinbelow the relevant extracts of the impugned order as contained in para nos. 8 to 10 thereof:
