MANISHA BHATI vs UNION OF INDIA

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$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12310/2025, CM APPLs. 50149/2025 & 50150/2025 MANISHA BHATI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashwini Kumar, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ranvir Singh, SPC with Mr. Aakash Kumar Singh GP. Mr. Ajaypal, AC Law CRPF, Inspector Athurv, CRPF, Mr. Ramniwas Yadav, CRPF CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 14.08.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J 1. The petitioner claims to be a national level champion in the sport of Wushu, and is aggrieved by her rejection for the post of Head Constable/General Duty in the Central Reserve Police Force1 in which her candidature has been considered in the under 56 kg category. 2. Her case is that she is entitled to be considered in the under 52 kg category. W.P.(C) 12310/2025 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 6 Signed By:GUNN Signing Date:19.08.2025 10:30:15 3. The petitioner applied for recruitment as HC/GD in the CRPF against the sports quota pursuant to an advertisement published in the Employment News of 29 October 2022. She claims that she was required to be considered in the under 52 kg category in which there was only one vacancy. According to the averments in the petition, her score was better than one Sweety Malik, who was the only other participating candidate in the under 52 kg category. 4. The result of the petitioner came to be declared on 10 May 2023 in the under 56 kg category and, in that category, she was selected. 5. The petitioner’s selection was challenged before this Court by one Kareena Kaushik, also a candidate participating in the under 56 kg category, by way of WP (C) 7874/20232. The petitioner was Respondent 2 in the said writ petition. 6. By judgment dated 16 February 2024, a learned Single