JITENDER SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~38 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 913/2025 & CM APPL. 4525/2025 JITENDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Himanshu Gatuam, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ajay Jain, SPC with Mr. Shriram Tiwary, Mr. Swetabh Sharma. Ms. Bijay Lakshmi, Mr. M.N. Mishra, Mr. Manoj Gautam, Mr. Krishna Sharma, Ms. Harshita Batra, Advs. for R-1 to R-5/UOI. Mr. Raj Kumar, A.C., Mr. P. Devenda, S.I., Mr. Amit Kumar, S.I. and Mr. Rahul Sinha, S.I. for C.I.S.F. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the Report dated 14.12.2024 of the Review Medical Examination (RME), which has declared the petitioner „unfit‟ for appointment to the post of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) (Executive) under the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE)-2022, with the following observations: “BRIEF OF REVIEW MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND FINDING THEREOF BOARD EXAMINED “INDIVIDUAL IS A CASE OF LARGE CALCIFICATION IN THE Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 913/2025 Page 1 of 7 By:SUNIL Signing Date:30.01.2025 13:20:37 LEFT MID LOWER ZONE LUNG. ALSO REFER TO MEDICAL SPECIALIST FOR EXPERT OPINION COHO ADVICE CT SCAN CHEST WHEN REVEALED THERE IS A LARGE CALCIFIED PLAQUE (OPACITY) NOTED AT MID LEFT PLEURA SIZE MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 37X15X15. AS PER UNIFORM GUIDELINES S. NO. 10 INVESTIGATIONS PARA C XII ANY OPACITY > 1 CM DIAMETER IS DISQUALIFICATION. HENCE RME BOARD DECLARED HIM UNFIT” 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner draws our attention to clause 10(c)(xii) of the Guidelines for „Recruitment Medical Examination in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles‟ as on May 2015, to contend th