AKSHAY KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 17.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 2232/2026, CM APPL. 10777/2026 AKSHAY KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vivek Bhai Patel, Mr. Sonu Sharma and Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC, Mr. Krishna Chaitanya, Mr. Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs. and Commandant Aakarshan Agarwal. Ms. Shambhavi Sharma, Ms. Avantika Pandey and Ms. Vanshika Arora, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed with the following prayers:- “a) Issue a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order/communication dated 18.12.2024 issued by Respondent No.3 rejecting the Petitioner’s request for Review Medical Board; b) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondents to conduct a Review Medical Board of the Petitioner in accordance with law within a stipulated time; Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP W.P. (C) 2232/2026 Page 1 of 4 SHARMA Signing Date:20.02.2026 16:18:42 c) Direct the Respondents to consider the Petitioner for induction into appropriate branch/cadre of the Indian Navy, subject to medical fitness.” 2. In effect, the petitioner is challenging the communication dated 18.12.2024 whereby his application for grant of Review Medical Board has been rejected. 3. Suffice to state that the petitioner, who was a candidate for recruitment to the post of Short Service Commission Pilot in the Indian Navy, had appeared before the First Medical Board on 18.07.2024. The petitioner was found to be unfit on three grounds i.e. (1) Myopic Astigmatism (LE), (2) Hyperuricemia and (3) Spondylolysis at LV5 with Grade-I Anterolisthesis of LV5 Over SV1. 4. The petitioner applied f