RAJNESH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~99 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 06.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 2031/2026 and CM APPL. 9949/2026 RAJNESH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta and Ms. Devangana Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Dr. Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan, CGSC along with Mr. Rohan Tripathi, GP with Mr. Devender Kumar and Mr. Vaibhav Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. The Petitioner aspires to join the Indian Air Force as Agniveer Vayu (Science Subjects). Her candidature, however, did not culminate in appointment, as she was declared medically unfit on the ground of Accessory Nipple Bilateral [hereinafter referred to as “ANB”], and the said opinion was affirmed by the Appeal Medical Board. Aggrieved thereby, the present Writ Petition has been filed. 2. Some facts, to the extent necessary for adjudication of the issue involved in the present Petition, are required to be noticed. 3. Pursuant to the recruitment process for Agniveer Vayu Intake 01/2026, the Petitioner applied for induction in the Indian Air Force [hereinafter referred to as “IAF”] as Agniveer Vayu (Science Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:08.04.2026W.P,(C) 2031/2026 Page 1 of 10 10:50:22 Subjects). The Petitioner qualified the written examination and thereafter underwent the further stages of selection. On 31.07.2025, she appeared for the initial medical examination at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bangalore, where she was declared medically unfit vide Medical Unfitness Certificate dated 01.08.2025 on account of six counts. On appeal, however, she was referred to specialists at Command Hospital Air Force, Bangalore, and was ultimately declared fit on