New Delhi, April 23 -- A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Revenue Department of the Delhi Government to suspend the issuance of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificates in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

The plea has been moved by Aditya Shukla, a practising advocate belonging to the EWS category and an aspirant for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor.

Represented by Advocate Ashu Bidhuri, Shukla has asserted that he duly applied for a fresh EWS certificate to avail of reservation benefits in an ongoing recruitment process conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), wherein six out of 66 vacancies for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor have been reserve...