AJAY vs INDIAN COAST GUARD & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 13719/2025 & CM APPL. 56346/2025 AJAY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhinay and Ms Kirti Vyas Advs. versus INDIAN COAST GUARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Puneet Yadav, SPC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER(ORAL) % 08.09.2025 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the cancellation of his candidature for recruitment to the post of Navik (General Duty) in the Indian Coast Guard. 2. The petitioner applied for the said post consequent on Recruitment Advertisement 02/2025 issued by the Indian Coast Guard between 11 February 2025 and 25 February 2025. 3. The petitioner cleared all stages but was found medically disqualified on the ground that he has an ingrown toenail. 4. Apropos the petitioner’s suffering from the condition of ingrown toenail, there is a concurrence of opinion between the Initial 5. The petitioner relies on the fact that he has had himself examined by various other hospitals including the AIIMS, which have opined that he does not suffer from an ingrown toenail. 6. The issue of whether, in the face of concurrent findings of two medical boards, a candidate can seek a ri