KRISHAN MURARI MEENA vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 25.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 2638/2026 CM APPL. 12830/2026 KRISHAN MURARI MEENA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manu Beri, Mr. Raunek Raheja and Ms. Kudrat Mann, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC, Ms. Kavya Shukla, Mr. Vineet Negi, Mr. Naman Sharma and Ms. Theresa, Advs. Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Mr. Manish Kumar Singh and Mr. Vasu Agarwal, Advs. for R-2/UPSC Mr. Vinay Kaushik, Government Pleader 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 in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ to Respondents, order or direction, setting aside the disqualification of the Petitioner from Physical Standards Test (PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET) in for the recruitment process of Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Examination-2025; B. Issue directions to the Respondents allowing the petitioner to Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 2638/2026 Page 1 of 5 Digitally Signed By:HEMANT PRATAP SINGH Signing Date:28.02.2026 12:24:03 appear in further rounds of selection process; C. Pass any such other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. In effect, the challenge in this petition by the petitioner is to the rejection of his candidature in the Physical Standard Test (PST) in the recruitment process of Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) Examination-2025 on the ground that his height is 164.7 cm and not 165 cm, the required height. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn our attention to the order passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 18334/2025 in