UPSC tells Delhi High Court it will give Puja Khedkar copy of order cancelling her IAS candidature

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it will supply Puja Khedkar with a copy of the order cancelling her Indian Administrative Service (IAS) candidature. .The statement was made by Senior Advocate Naresh Kaushik appearing for UPSC before Justice Jyoti Singh.The Court was hearing a plea filed by former trainee IAS officer Khedkar challenging the UPSC's press release stating that her candidature has been cancelled. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising appeared for Khedkar and told the Court that cancellation order was never communicated to her but the news came to her only through the press release. The Court said that Khedkar will give her address to the UPSC and the order should be supplied to her both by physical mode and electronically. The Court added that for other reliefs like challenge to the cancellation order, Khedkar will have to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). Justice Singh then disposed of the plea..Khedkar is accused of fraudulently availing the reservation meant for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities to clear the UPSC exam.On July 31, the UPSC had issued a statement cancelling Khedkar's selection in the civil services. The Commission permanently debarred her from all future exams and selections. "The UPSC has examined the available records carefully and found her guilty of acting in contravention of the provisions of the CSE-2022 Rules Her provisional candidature for the CSE-2022 has been cancelled and she has also been debarred permanently from all the future Examinations/Selections of the UPSC," UPSC statement read. .Notably, the Delhi Police has booked her on a complaint filed by the UPSC.Khedkar has been denied anticipatory bail by the trial court in the case. The trial court also ordered the Delhi Police to widen its probe and investigate whether any other persons would have availed benefits of quotas under OBC and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) without entitlement.Further, the Delhi Police has been ordered to find out if any UPSC officials helped Khedkar.