$~66 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8127/2026 & CM APPL. 41814/2026 CHANDRABHANU SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar Singh, Mr. Kumar Pal Singh, Ms. C. Sonal Nambiar, Mr. Abhinav S. and Ms. Swati Dwivedi, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj Kumar, CGSC for UOI. Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Mr. Manish Kumar Singh and Mr. Vasu Agarwal, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA O R D E R % 08.07.2026 1. This writ petition seeks the following reliefs: “a. Issue appropriate writ, order or direction quashing/set aside the final answer key to the extent of Question No. 23 (Set D), Question No. 69 (Set D) and Question No. 91 (Set D) of General Studies Paper-I of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025, as being arbitrary, erroneous and contrary to the authoritative material placed on record b. Issue writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent Commission to revise/re-evaluatethe answer key in respect of Question No. 23 (Set D), Question No. 69 (Set D) and Question No. 91 (Set D) of General Studies Paper-I of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2025; c. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent Commission to award consequential marks to the Petitioner upon proper evaluation in accordance with authoritative governmental and scientific material; d. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the Petitioner This is a digitally signed order. 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 13/07/2026 at 17:10:02 eligible and entitled to be considered for admission to the ensuing/subsequent Civil Services (Main) Examination upon grant of consequential marks and to accord all consequential benefits thereto; e. Pending final adjudication of the present writ petition, issue an appropriate writ, order or direction permitting the Petitioner to provisionally appear in the next available/ensuing Civil Services (Main) Examination pursuant to Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, subject to the final outcome of the present proceedings; and in the event this Hon’ble Court is inclined to relegate the Petitioner to the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, grant appropriate interim protection enabling the Petitioner to participate in the said examination pending such proceedings” 2. Although notice was issued by the Vacation Bench on 10th June, 2026, counsel for Respondent No. 2 has now raised a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the present petition. It is contended that the that the Union Public Service Commission is a notified authority under Section 14 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 and the dispute raised herein falls within the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal. It is submitted that, in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.,1 the Petitioner, having an efficacious alternative remedy before the Tribunal, cannot invoke the writ jurisdiction of this Court. 3. In view of the above, counsel for the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, in accordance with law. 4. Counsel for the Petitioner submits that, in view of the urgency involved, the Petitioner shall approach the Central Administrative Tribunal within one week. Upon such petition being filed, the Registry of the Tribunal is directed to list the matter expeditiously before the appropriate bench, in accordance with law, preferably within a week from the date of 1 (1997) 3 SCC 261. This is a digitally signed order. 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 13/07/2026 at 17:10:02 filing, subject to all just exceptions. 5. Leave and liberty as prayed for, are granted. 6. The Court has not commented on the merits of the case. All rights and contentions of the parties are left open. 7. Disposed of along with any pending application. SANJEEV NARULA, J JULY 8, 2026 as This is a digitally signed order. 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 13/07/2026 at 17:10:02