BADAN SINGH MEENA vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~ 84 & 83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11394/2023 & CM APPL. 44337/2023 BADAN SINGH MEENA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarun Sharma, Mr. Abid Ali, Mr. Manek Sharma, Mr. Kartik Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, CGSC with Ms Samiksha, Adv. + W.P.(C) 11375/2023 & CM APPL. 44262/2023 PRAVEEN KUMAR MEENA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarun Sharma, Mr. Abid Ali, Mr. Manek Sharma, Mr. Kartik Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. P S Singh, CGSC, Ms Minakshi Singh, Mr Ashutosh Bharti and Mr Rajneesh Kumar Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 15.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. W.P.(C) 11394/2023 Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 11394/2023 & W.P.(C) 11375/2023 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 12 KUMAR Signing Date:17.12.2025 18:38:01 1. The petitioner was enrolled as Constable in the Railway Protection Force1 on 27 March 2011. As he was found to be suffering from seizures, a Medical Board was constituted on 2 June 2023 to examine his physical condition. 2. The Medical Board opined that the petitioner was a case of generalised tonic clonic seizures of idiopathic origin and was unfit to be retained in the medical category Bee-One in which he had originally been employed. He was, therefore, de-categorised to the Bee-Two medical category. Apropos epileptics, per para 12.9 of the Detailed Guidelines Explaining Procedures Of Medical Examination & Specific Diseases Affecting Fitness Of Staff2 stipulates thus: “12.9: Epilepsy: Epileptics should not be employed in or near running lines or moving machinery and never on train running and passing duties.” 3. Thus, having been categorised as an epileptic, t