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MANMOHAN, NAVIN CHAWLA
Mohit – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Navin Chawla, J. - The present petition has been filed seeking rectification of medical reports of the Review Medical Examination (in short, 'RME') dated 11.11.2021 by accepting the 'Fitness' Report dated 09.09.2021 given by the Medical Officer (Eye Surgeon) of District Civil Hospital, Sonepat.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that pursuant to the advertisement for appointment to the post of Head Constable (GD) under the sports quota in the Central Industrial Security Force (in short, 'CISF'), the petitioner preferred an application for being considered for the said post. The petitioner is a national-level wrestler and has participated in several National, State and Zonal-level wrestling competitions.
3. Upon clearing the document-verification process, the petitioner was asked to appear for his Detailed Medical Examination (in short, 'DME') at CISF 5th RB, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Shipra Sun City, Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as 'CISF 5th RB') on 03.09.2021. Vide letter dated 04.09.2021, the petitioner was issued a rejection slip for medically unfit candidates, informing the petitioner that he had been declared medically unfit on two grounds, namely, 'Defective v
The court emphasized the stringent standards of physical fitness for the armed forces and police forces, and the finality of the recruitment procedure in the absence of exceptional circumstances warr....
The finality of medical reports and the stringent standards for physical fitness in armed forces and police forces.
Medical examination standards for recruitment in police forces are stricter than civilian roles, and the findings of specialist medical boards must be upheld unless glaring inconsistencies are presen....
Discrepancies in medical reports are not grounds to overturn specialist evaluations in recruitment processes; standard fitness criteria for armed services are stricter than for civilian roles.
The finality of medical reports and the stringent standard of physical fitness for the armed Forces and the Police Forces unless a case for interference is made out.
The standard of medical fitness for armed forces is stringent, and a disqualification for insufficient dental points, substantiated by exam reports, is not subject to reconsideration without compelli....
Conflicting medical opinions can lead to the court directing a specific medical assessment to resolve the dispute.
The court held that military medical standards prevail, and unanimous medical findings render external opinions irrelevant regarding an applicant's fitness for service.
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