The candidates, belonging to Saini, Momin (Ansar), Gujjar and Kahar communities, applied for appointment under the OBC quota. Senior advocate Indu Malhotra, appearing for the Centre, said only one caste was included in the central list for the state in 2010 and the candidates' castes were not covered under it. This practice of relying upon private books for the purpose of defeating the rights of citizens is deprecated. The Union of India ought to have referred to the resolutions of the NCBC and the central list that was prepared by the government from official publications. "The court said the candidates suffered for no fault of theirs and directed the Centre to appoint them as constables in CRPF if they fulfilled the fitness condition.

Source: Times of India December 02, 2017 23:37 UTC