2023:PHHC:047601-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

LPA No. 1861 of 2019 (O&M)

Reserved on: 23.03.2023

Date of Decision: 29 .03.2023

UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

. . . . Appellants

Vs.

BALRAJ

. . . . Respondent

CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO.

HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR.

Present: -

Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate

for the appellants.

Mr. Varun Gupta, Advocate,

for the respondent.

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M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO, J.

In this Letter’s Patent Appeal, the appellants have challenged the

judgment dt.12.09.2019 passed in CWP-25571-2019.

The background facts

The respondent-Balraj had participated in the selection process

for post of Sailor in the Indian Navy at New Delhi, and had qualified in the

written examination conducted on 27.02.2019 by the appellants. He also

qualified in the physical fitness examination, and qualified for the interview

conducted by appellant No.3 at New Delhi.

However, in a medical examination conducted by the appellants,

he was declared unfit and referred to the Review Medical Board for medical

examination.

The Review Medical Board declared the respond