MS. UTKARSHA LAL vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~44 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 10.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 17236/2024, CM APPL. 73333/2024 MS. UTKARSHA LAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dilip Singh, Mr. Vikram Aditya Singh, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sandeep Tyagi, SPC with Mr. Kapil Dev Yadav, Adv. for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, inter alia, praying for a direction to respondents to allow her to participate in the Physical Endurance Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST) and to conduct the same in a time bound manner. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that pursuant to an Advertisement issued by the Staff Selection Commission (‘SSC’), the petitioner had applied for the post of Sub-Inspector (‘SI’) in the Delhi Police and the Central Armed Police Forces (‘CAPFs’). She received a call letter on 03.10.2024, asking her to report to the 25th Battalion (‘Bn’), BSF, Chhawla, Delhi, on 17.10.2024 for the PET/PST. 3. Unfortunately, on 08.10.2024, she developed a sprain in her leg Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 17236/2024 Page 1 of 4 By:SUNIL Signing Date:10.01.2025 18:57:53 during the preparation for the physical test and sought medical advice. As she could not fully recover, she even went to the V.M.M.C. & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi on 17.10.2024, where she was advised to rest for five days. She, therefore, submitted a Letter dated 16.10.2024, requesting for an extension of time to appear for the PET/PST. This request was acceded to by the Commandant, 36 Bn., BSF, and the petitioner was directed to appear for the PET/PST on 30.10.2024. The petitioner, however, still could not recover from her injury, and by a Lett