ASHOK JINDAL vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN RAILWAY BOARD & ORS.

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$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 27.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 992/2025 ASHOK JINDAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Tarun Sharma, Mr.Abid Ali and Mr.Manek Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN RAILWAY BOARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Farman Ali, SPC with Ms.Usha Jamnal, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (Oral) CM APPL. 4940/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 992/2025 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying for a direction to the respondents to constitute a Medical Board for determining the medical fitness category of the petitioner. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner joined the Railway Protection Force as a Constable on 23.03.2006. On 06.04.2024, he suffered a crush injury on the right foot from a running train near Sampla Railway Station, Delhi, and was subsequently issued a Disability Certificate dated 17.09.2024, which certifies as under: “LOCOMOTOR PERMANENT DISABILITY = 20%.” 4. The petitioner asserts that the petitioner was thereafter Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 992/2025 Page 1 of 2 By:SUNIL Signing Date:31.01.2025 18:05:23 examined at the Northern Railway Central Hospital, General Orthopaedics unit, where it was directed that the petitioner be examined by an Integrated Medical Board. However, the Medical Board has not been constituted till now. 5. Issue notice. 6. Notice is accepted by Mr.Farman Ali, the learned counsel on behalf of the respondents. 7. Keeping in view the nature of the relief prayed, we direct the respondents to constitute an Integrated Medical Board for assessing the medical status/fitness category of the petitioner, within a period of four wee