Dismissed¶20

Pawan Kumar Mandal v. Union of India & Anr.

Delhi HC8 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/4600/2026

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BSF Constable (Water Carrier) services dispensed with on discovery of fake experience certificate; WMPSC (Water Management and Plumbing Skill Council), Okhla, New Delhi; provisional enrolment; show cause notice; termination order dated 22.01.2026; parity claim vis-a-vis other retained candidates rejected; Article 14 equality cannot compound illegality; writ jurisdiction declined; petition dismissed; High Court of Delhi; decision dated 08.04.2026.

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Even taken at its highest, the Petitioner's stance fails: the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution cannot be claimed to compound illegality; the Court's duty is not to replicate but to correct errors, so the parity argument cannot be countenanced ¶18

Pawan Kumar Mandal Vs Union of India & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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$~75

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 4600/2026 PAWAN KUMAR MANDAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Md. Naushad Alam Advocate.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anshuman SPC with Mr.Vaibhav Sood Advocate and Mr. Paramvir Singh DC Law BSF.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN O R D E R

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% 08.04.2026

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CM APPL. 22463/2026 [ Exemption ]

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Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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Application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 4600/2026

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Through the present writ petition, the Petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 22.01.2026 (hereafter ‘ impugned order ’) passed by the competent authority whereby the services of the Petitioner had been dispensed with as he was found to have obtained appointment on the basis of a fake experience certificate allegedly issued by Water Management and Plumbing Skill Council ( ‘WMPSC’ ), Unit-606 & 609, Tower-C, DLF Prime Towers, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-1, New Delhi.

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The Petitioner was provisionally enrolled as Constable (Water Carrier) in the BSF. On verification, it was found that the WMPSC

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 10/04/2026 at 12:21:45

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never issued the aforesaid experience certificate to the Petitioner. Consequently, after giving show cause notice to the Petitioner, the impugned order was passed.

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The only submission made by the learned counsel representing the Petitioner is that certain other candidates, who displayed a similar conduct, have been retained in service.

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This Court has taken note of the stance taken on behalf of the Petitioner. Pertinently, the learned counsel representing the Petitioner does not dispute that the certificate is fake. Even if the stance of the Petitioner is taken at the highest, the right to equality as enshrined under Article 14 of the Constitution of India cannot be claimed to compound illegality. The duty of this Court is not to replicate but to correct errors. The argument as pressed by the Petitioner, thus, cannot be countenanced.

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Hence, no ground is made to warrant exercise of writ jurisdiction by this Court.

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The present petition is accordingly dismissed.

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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J

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AMIT MAHAJAN, J

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APRIL 8, 2026 DU

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 10/04/2026 at 12:21:45

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