New Delhi: Former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar on Monday moved Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Union Public Service Commission to cancel her candidature.
The matter, mentioned before a bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan, is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday.
UPSC cancelled the provisional candidature of Khedkar, who has been facing accusations of cheating and forgery, on July 31.
Khedkar, found to have broken rules, was barred from all upcoming exams and selections by the UPSC.
“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,” the government said in a statement.
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