SUNEEL RAWAT vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 15709/2025 & CM APPL. 64317/2025 SUNEEL RAWAT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajay Veer Singh, Mr. Shubham Singh, Mr. Uday Ram Bokadia, Ms. Pratiksha Jain, Ms. Mamta Jain, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Chandan Deep Singh, SPC for UOI with Ms. Sadhana Sandhu, GP CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 16.10.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner aspires to the post of Sub-Inspector in the Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces. He applied, pursuant to Recruitment Notice dated 4 March 2024, issued by the Staff Selection Commission, for recruitment in that regard. He cleared all stages of selection process. 2. However, in the Detailed Medical Examination1 which took place on 18 September 2025, he was declared unfit on the ground that he suffered from Scoliosis, Knock Knee and Non-Homogeneous Nodular Opacities in the right upper zone of the chest. 1 “DME” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:PREETI W.P.(C) 15709/2025 Page 1 of 4 Signing Date:17.10.2025 19:39:19 3. He was thereafter subjected to a Review Medical Examination2, which took place thereafter. A day earlier, the petitioner was subjected to a CT Scan. The final impression of the CT Scan, reads thus: “Benign solitary pulmonary nodule with tiny internal calcification in apical segments of right upper lung field as described above.” 4. On the basis of the aforesaid report, the RME also declared the petitioner unsuitable for recruitment, on account of the existence of a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule in the right lobe of his lung. 5. We had called on the respondent to take instructions. Today, Mr. Chandan Deep Singh, learned SPC, has handed over to us, a copy of