SHIVAM PAL vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 16249/2025 SHIVAM PAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tushar Swami, Mr. Prakhar Singh Sengar and Mr. Shantanu Shukla, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dhananjai Rana, CGSC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 31.10.2025 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner has been disqualified from applying for the Agniveervayu Intake 01/2026 on the ground of deranged liver function. The applicable medical standards indicate that mere abnormal liver function tests are not a ground to disqualify a candidate unless the abnormal liver function test indicates that a candidate has fatty liver grade-II/III and grade-I. Mr. Tushar Swami, learned Counsel for the petitioner, relies on a judgment dated 21 August 2025 passed by this Court in Thakur Sarthk Ajeet Singh v Union of India1 in which the relevant guidelines contained in the Manual of Medical Examinations and Medical Boards2 issued by the Chief of the Air 1 WP (C) 5475/2025 2 “the Manual”, hereinafter W.P.(C) 16249/2025 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 4 Signed By:PREETI Signing Date:31.10.2025 16:50:47 Staff have been extracted in para 4. They read thus: “83. Liver: (a) FIT. Normal echo anatomy of the liver, CBD, IHBR, portal and hepatic veins. (b) UNFIT (i) Fatty liver - Grade 2/3 and Grade 1 with abnormal Liver Function Tests. (ii) Space occupying lesion in the liver (SOL). (iii) Portal vein thrombosis. (iv) Evidence of portal hypertension. (v) Hepatic calcification*. (vi) Hepatomegaly more than 15 cm, if clinically also liver is palpable. Note. See (c). (c) During Appeal Medical Board/ Review Medical Board, unfit candidates will be Medical subjected to specific investigations and detailed