MANISH KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 25.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 2629/2026 CM APPL. 12780/2026 CM APPL. 12781/2026 MANISH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Lakshay Kaushik, SPC and Mr Akash Gupta, GP for R-1 and 2 Mr. Neeraj, SPC, UOI and Mr. Rudra Paliwal, GP, Mr. Soumyadip Chakraborty, Adv. 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 or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction quashing the opinion dated 18.12.2024 of the Review Medical Board, whereby the Petitioner was declared medically unfit. B. Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction directing the Respondents, i.e. DG CISF to permit the Petitioner to join the post of Assistant Sub-Inspector through LDCE in CISF, against the existing vacancies in the light of the judgement of Shubham Malik v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) 5708/2025 dated Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 2629/2026 Page 1 of 4 Digitally Signed By:MOHIT Signing Date:26.02.2026 19:23:16 23.07.2025. C. Pass any other and further order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case and in the interest of justice.” 2. In effect, the petitioner is challenging the conclusion drawn by the Review Medical Board on 18.12.2024 which opinion reads as under: “Roll No:- 80727 Name of Candidate:- Manish Kumar Gender:- Male Father's Name:- Vinay Kumar Board Examine individual and referred to surgery OPD GIMS G. Noida case seen by Dr. Atul Kr Gupta Asstt. Prof. Multiple lipoma ov