NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO
State of Telangana Represented By Its Principal Secretary To Government, Home Department, Hyderabad, – Appellant
Versus
Kadthala Mahesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, J. -This Writ Appeal is filed by the appellants-State aggrieved by the order dated 14.07.2023 in W.P.No. 18093 of 2020 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court.
2. Heard learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the appellants and Sri Ramesh Chilla, learned counsel for the respondent-writ petitioner.
3. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the appellants contended that pursuant to the Notification vide Rc.No.88/Rect./Admn.1/2018, dated 31.05.2018 issued by the Chairman, TSLPRB, Hyderabad, for filling up the vacancies of SCT PCs (Civil) and/or equivalent posts as per the Special Rules, called as 'T.S. Police (Stipendiary Cadet Trainee), Rules 1999, issued vide G.O.Ms.No.315, Home (Police) Department, dated 13.10.1999, along with the amendments made from time to time, the respondent herein was provisionally selected for the post of SCT PC (Civil) from Cyberabad/RR Unit and after verification of antecedents, he was subjected to Medical Examination at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad on 24.10.2019, wherein he was declared unfit due to vision problem. As per the report dated 24.01.2020 submitted by the Superintendent, Sarojini
The court emphasized the importance of complying with the vision standards prescribed for the selection process and directed re-medical examination for the petitioner to ensure fairness in the recrui....
Conflicting medical fitness opinions from government hospitals entitle merit-selected candidate to fresh independent re-examination, despite initial and review unfitness, without impugning medical bo....
Judicial review of medical examination decisions in recruitment is limited to procedural adherence and significant discrepancies, with higher fitness standards for disciplined forces.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the protection of fundamental rights, particularly in the context of termination based on post-appointment medical examination findings, and the....
Fresh independent medical exam ordered when initial and review by same hospital yield conflicting govt hospital opinion.
Conflicting medical reports warrant fresh independent re-examination for provisionally selected candidates.
Conflicting medical opinions from review board at same hospital (within days) and subsequent independent government hospital warrant fresh medical examination by different board for fairness to provi....
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