ARMY NO. GH-409 RAVI TOMAR,RETD vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8962/2024 & CM APPL. 36623/2024-Dir. ARMY NO. GH-409 RAVI TOMAR, RETD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, GP, Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Mr. Arpan Narwal and Mr. Kushagra Malik, Advs. with Major Anish Muralidhar. Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, CGSC with Ms. Usha Jamnal, ⁠Ms. Prajna Pandita and Ms. Nyasa Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 17.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Though several issues have been raised in this writ petition, at the end of the day, the dispute has narrowed down to the issue of whether the petitioner, who seeks enrolment in the Indian Army, can be permitted to be so enrolled given his medical condition. 2. In view thereof, we do not deem it necessary to burden this order with a recital of any other facts. 3. The petitioner, who was part of the Army Boys Sports Signature Not Verified Signed By:GUNN W.P.(C) 8962/2024 Page 1 of 4 Signing Date:19.12.2025 10:49:49 Company1 sought, after reaching the requisite age for recruitment, to be recruited in the Army. 4. He was denied recruitment on two grounds. One was that the petitioner had himself, in writing, declined to join the Army. The second was that he was medically disqualified, as he had a hairy naevus on his left arm which was larger than the maximum permissible size as per the applicable medical guidelines. 5. We have seen the report of the medical examination of the petitioner. There is concurrence of opinion that the petitioner had a hairy naevus on his left hand which was 8 x 2 cm in size. The report of the Review Medical Examination, to the said effe