YASH MALVIYA vs UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION & ORS.

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$~90 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 19069/2025, CM APPL. 79375/2025 & CM APPL. 79376/2025 YASH MALVIYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Brajesh Kumar, Mr. Sachin Kumar, Ms. Neha Raj and Mr. Chittaranjan Kumar, Advs. versus UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Ms. Arti Bansal, CGSC with Mr. Arvind, GP, Ms. Anushka Rathore and Ms. Shruti Goel, Advs. Major Anish Muralidhar, Army. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 18.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The grievance of the petitioner is with respect to the decision of the Review Medical Board1 which took place on 8 August 2025 for considering his entitlement for recruitment, following the Combined Defence Services Examination. 2. The petitioner was disqualified on the ground that he had defective colour vision at three stages, at the initial Special Medical 1 “RMB”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:ANUBHAV W.P.(C) 19069/2025 Page 1 of 4 TRIPATHI Signing Date:23.12.2025 18:35:23 Board2 as well as Appellate Medical Board3 and the RMB. 3. Learned Counsel for the respondents has produced, before us, the RMB report of the petitioner which indicates that he was found to be suffering from defective colour vision, but further notes that he could not clear the colour vision test “by anomaloscope”. 4. Mr. Brajesh Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, has drawn our attention to the Guidelines for Medical Standards and Testing Modalities for Colour Perception for Entry into Armed Forces, which, with respect to detection of colour perception deficiency, provides, as under: “6. Applicability of Tests used for Detection of Color Perception Deficiency: (a) SMB Type of Army Air Navy test Force Only All (except Ground Branc