ATUL KUMAR VERMA AND ORS vs STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND ORS

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$~1 & 2 (Spl. Bench) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 09.05.2025 (1)+ W.P.(C) 9490/2023 ATUL KUMAR VERMA AND ORS .....Appellants Through: Mr.Ajay Garg, Mr.Uday Garg, Advs. versus STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms.Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC, Ms.Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay, Advs. (2)+ W.P.(C) 9502/2023 AMITABH .....Appellant Through: Mr.Ajay Garg, Mr.Uday Garg, Advs. versus STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr.Rahul Sharma, CGSC, Mr.Manikant Sharma, Ms.Shikha Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 24854/2024 in W.P.(C) 9490/2023 REVIEW PET. 286/2023 in W.P.(C) 9502/2023 1. These review petitions have been filed seeking recall of the Judgment dated 19.07.2023 passed by this Court, wherein this Court, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 9490/2023 & W.P.(C) W.P.(C) 9502/2023 Page 1 of 4 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:15.05.2025 17:10:30 placing reliance on paragraph 2(d) of the Uniform Guidelines for Medical Examination Test (MET) for recruitment in CAPFs, NSG, and AR (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Medical Guidelines’), held that while measuring height, any fraction of less than 0.5cm shall be ignored, whereas any fraction of 0.5 cm or more shall be rounded off to the next higher centimeter. Accordingly, some of the writ petitioners, whose height had been measured more than 169.50cm, were found eligible for appointment on the height standard, and further direction in this regard had been issued. 2. The learned counsels appearing for the respondents in the Writ Petitions/Review Petitioners contend that as far as paragraph 2(d) of the Medical Guidelines is concerned, the same are relevant