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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Kardak Ete
Arup Ray, S/O Shri Jatin Ray – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India Represented By The Commissioner And Secretary To Govt. Of India, Ministry Of Home Affairs, New Delhi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to disqualification in recruitment process. (Para 2 , 4) |
| 2. claim of height rounding-off per office memorandum. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. respondents argue rounding-off only during medical exam. (Para 9) |
| 4. court's analysis on proper application of height guideline. (Para 10 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 5. court sets aside disqualification. (Para 18) |
| 6. court orders eligibility for further recruitment stages. (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT :
KARDAK ETE, J.
Heard Mr. P. N. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) No. 6436/2025, WP(C) No. 5865/2025 & WP(C) No. 5906/2025; and Mr. H. R. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C) No. 6293/2025 & WP(C) No. 6441/2025. Also heard Mr. S. S. Roy and Ms. S. Baruah, learned Central Government Counsels for the respondents.
2. Challenge made in these writ petitions is to the rejection orders dated 29.08.2025, 30.08.2025, 23.09.2025, 27.10.2025, 29.10.2025, whereby the respondent authorities have disqualified the candidatures of the petitioners in the Physical Standard Test (PST) being below 165 cm required for the candidates belonging to the State of Assam, pursuant to the advertisement dated 05.09.2024, issued by th
Candidates must benefit from height rounding rules during Physical Standard Tests to ensure fair opportunity for advancement in recruitment processes.
Height measurement rules must be applied during the Physical Standard Test, allowing rounding up to prevent arbitrary disqualification and ensuring candidates' eligibility for further recruitment sta....
Height measurements for recruitment must adhere to rounding rules, preventing disqualification based on minor discrepancies and ensuring fair evaluation of candidates.
Height measurement for disqualification must adhere to rounding guidelines, ensuring fairness in candidate evaluation processes.
Height measurement rounding in recruitment guidelines must apply at the initial Physical Standard Test to ensure eligibility for candidates.
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