SURESH SETHI vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3998/2021 & CM APPL. 12074/2021 SURESH SETHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Surajit Bhaduri, Mr. Nabab Singh, Advs. Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anshuman, SPC with Mr. Devender Singh, DC ITBP Mr. Ajay Pal Law Officer CRPF, Insp. Athurv CRPF, Mr. Ramniwas Yadav CRPF CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 19.09.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner applied for recruitment as Constable (GD) in the Central Armed Police Forces1. He qualified the Physical Standard Test (PST) and Physical Efficiency Test (PET) which were conducted on 8 June 2015. He also qualified in the written examination for the post conducted on 4 October 2015. The petitioner was medically examined on 11 May 2016 and 13 May 2016 and was declared unfit for recruitment on the ground that he was suffering from deficiency in colour vision which was of the standard “CP-IV”. Despite this finding, the petitioner was appointed as Constable (GD) on 17 April 2017. 1 “CAPFs”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 3998/2021 Page 1 of 10 Signed By:GUNN Signing Date:23.09.2025 20:03:12 2. After this appointment, the petitioner was again medically examined on 23 April 2018 and found to be unfit on account of his colour vision standard being CP-IV. 3. The petitioner was thereafter issued two show cause notices on 23 April 2018 and 9 August 2019, calling upon the petitioner to show cause as to why his services be not terminated on the ground of unsuitability as his colour vision was of CP-IV grade. 4. The petitioner filed WP (C) 9852/2019 before this Court, seeking quashing of the show cause notice dated 9 August 2019. Pursuant to orders passed by this Court on 15 October 2