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HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN (JAIPUR BENCH)
ANAND SHARMA
Saurabh Singh Sanket S/o Tikam Singh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, through Home Secretary, New Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANAND SHARMA, J.
1. All the aforesaid writ petitions arise out of substantially identical factual matrix, involving common questions for consideration, similar grievance and an identical cause of action, hence, all the writ petitions were analogously heard together. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, for the sake of convenience and to avoid repetition of facts, the present batch of writ petitions is being decided by this common judgment, treating S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14897/2021 (Saurabh Singh Sanket vs. The Union of India & Others) as the lead case and the facts pleaded therein are being taken as the representative facts for adjudication of the issues involved.
2. The facts, in brief, are that the Staff Selection Commission issued a notification for recruitment to the posts of Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police, CAPFs and Assistant Sub-Inspector in CISF Examination, 2019, pursuant to which the petitioner, being fully eligible, applied online. The selection process comprised multiple stages including Paper-I, Physical Standard Test (PST)/Physical Endurance Test (PET), Paper-II and Detailed Medical Examination (DME), all of which were mandatory. The petit
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 decisions of a Review Medical Board in recruitment processes are final and can only be challenged under exceptional circumstances, such as procedural violations or malafides.
The finality of medical reports and the stringent standards for physical fitness in armed forces and police forces.
The decision of the medical experts and the provisions of the Medical Manual prevail in determining fitness for employment, and challenges to the medical requirements are not sustainable.
The prerogative to determine medical fitness for recruitment lies with the authority, adhering to established medical guidelines, and private fitness evaluations cannot override official decisions.
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