IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR
ANAND SINGH BAHRAWAT
Narendra Singh Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This petition, under Article 226 of Constitution of India, has been filed seeking the following relief(s):
“(i) The order impugned annexure P/1 may kindly be quashed.
Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case may also kindly be granted.”
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was recruited on 21.10.2013 to the post of Constable (GD). Petitioner continued to discharge his duties. Thereafter, all of a sudden, the petitioner was directed to appear before the Medical Board again. On 23.11.2017, the Medical Board measured the petitioner’s height as 167 cm. Thereafter, respondents passed an order stating that since the height of petitioner was found to be 167 cm by the State Level Medical Board, he was declared unfit. It is further submitted that respondents themselves have mentioned that the Division Level Medical Board found the height of petitioner to be 167.5 cm and the District Medical Board found it to be 168 cm, whereas the GOP prescribes the requisite height as 167.64 cm. It is further submitted that prior to the termination of petitioner’s services under Rule 22 of the M.P. Special Armed Forces Ru

The court established that arbitrary rejection of a candidate based on inaccurate physical measurements violates principles of fairness and due process.
Height measurement for disqualification must adhere to rounding guidelines, ensuring fairness in candidate evaluation processes.
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