Published on : 27 Oct 2025, 11:36 am 2 min read

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently upheld the rejection of appointment of a candidate as a constable with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) [Vikki Kumar v/s Union of India and Anr].

Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul found that the candidate Vikki Kumar had signed his application form in capital letters, which was not in accordance with the instructions contained in the notice of examination.

"There is no dispute regarding the fact that the petitioner has signed the application form in capital letters, which is contrary to the instructions contained in Colum 21 and 22 of the Brochure which specifically provide that signature of the candidate must be in running hand and that an application signed in capital letters

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