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 – Respondent
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 the Staff Selection Commission for recruitment to the post to Constable (General Duty) in Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs), SSE, Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau. The petitioners have prayed for a direction to allow them to participate in the subsequent stages of the recruitment process by treating them as qualified with regards to the height by rounding off fraction of centimeter in the light of the Office Me


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....
Candidates must benefit from height rounding rules during Physical Standard Tests to ensure fair opportunity for advancement in recruitment processes.
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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