The court mandates a fresh medical assessment for a candidate deemed unfit, affirming the importance of ensuring fairness in recruitment processes.

Headnote:(A) Recruitment process - Medical examination - The petitioner seeks to challenge the decision declaring him unfit for the selection process based on medical grounds, including scar marks and leucodema. The Review Medical Board's assessment was contested due to the lack of consideration of the report from Sacred Heart Hospital. (Paras 3-4)

(B) Medical Board - It was directed to re-conduct the medical test within a week, allowing the petitioner to participate further if found fit, with the final report being conclusive for the selection. (Paras 7-8)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner contested the unfit assessment by presenting medical evidence and sought the right to be re-examined and participate in recruitment.

Findings of Court:
The court ordered fresh medical testing to be conducted, emphasizing that the new findings would be definitive.

Issues: The main issues addressed were the validity of the fitness assessment and the petitioner’s right to a reevaluation before recruitment.

Ratio Decidendi: The court stressed the necessity for a fresh medical examination to ensure fair consideration in the recruitment process.

Result: Petition disposed of with directions.

Table of Content
1. conclusion and order for petition disposition. (Para 1 , 2 , 9 , 10)
2. petitioner seeks to challenge medical unfitness ruling. (Para 3 , 4)
3. respondent disputes petitioner's claims. (Para 6)
4. court orders fresh medical examination of petitioner. (Para 7 , 8)

JUDGMENT (Oral)

CM APPL. 23876/2022 (exemption)

1. Allowed subject to all just exceptions.

2. The application is accordingly disposed of.

W.P.(C) 7803/2022 & CM APPL.23875/2022 (stay)

3. By way of present writ petition, the petitioner seeks following reliefs:

"a. Set-aside the decision dated 30.04.2022 of the Respondent No. 1 declaring the Petitioner as Unfit; and/or

b. Direct the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to participate in the Documents Verification to be conducted; and/or

c. Direct the Respondent No.1 to place on record the reference paper made by the Respondent No.1 and the medical test and medical reports of the Petitioner as conducted by the Sacred Heart Hospital under the supervision of the Respondent No. 1; and/or

d. Direct the Respondents to medically re-examine the Petitioner within a time bound manner; and/or

e. Direct the Respondents to stay the process of recruitment until the present petition is disposed; and/or

f. Direct the Respondents to reserve seats for the Petitioner in the merit list which may be prepared during the pendency of the present Petition; and/or

g. Direct the Respondents to subject the final result which may be declared to the outcome of the present petition; and/or."

4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the respondent No.1 initially conducted detailed Medical Examination of the petitioner and declared him unfit on the ground of Scar Mark (about 9.5 x 1.5 cm) present over Right Upper Chest; Supplementary nipple over (B/L) Chest and a Scar Mark (about 10 x 7 cm) present over light thigh (medical aspect) and leucodema of glans penis. Thereafter, the Review Medical Board declared the petitioner as unfit on two out of four grounds (Supernumerary nipple present; Vetilago of glans penis) without considering the report of Sacred Heart Hospital and without taking into consideration any report from any other hospital. Hence, the present petition has been filed.

5. Notice issued.

6. Learned counsel for respondents accepts notice and on instructions submits that there is no merit in the contention of the petitioner because after considering the report from Sacred Heart Hospital, the petitioner was declared unfit for the selection process by the Review Medical Board.

7. However, without going into the controversy, we hereby direct the Incharge, RR Hospital, New Delhi to constitute a fresh Medical Board to re-conduct the medical test of petitioner within one week from today. The date of test shall be conveyed to petitioner in advance and the petitioner is directed to appear before the said Medical Board.

8. It is made clear that if the petitioner is declared medically fit by the aforesaid medical board, he shall be allowed to join the further selection process for the post in question and in case he is declared unfit, no further opportunity shall be granted to him and the report of the aforesaid Medical Board shall be considered as final, since the same has been admitted by the petitioner.

9. With the aforesaid directions, the present petition stands disposed of.

10. Pending application also stands disposed of.

Copy of this order be given dasti under signatures of Court Master.

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