SHUBHAM KUMAR SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 05.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 1608/2026 SHUBHAM KUMAR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr Yash Dutt, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Balendu Shekhar CGSC, Mr Krishna Chaitanya Mr Rajkumar Maurya and Mr Divyansh Singh Dev, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 7863/2026(Exemption) 1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 1608/2026 3. This petition is filed with the following prayers:- “1. Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the Rejection Slip dated 27.11.2025 issued by Respondent No.2 (ITBP), whereby the Petitioner (Roll No.4031001465) was arbitrarily disqualified in the Physical Standard Test (PST) on the alleged ground of insufficient chest expansion; 2. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate direction directing Respondent No.2 to conduct a fresh and independent re-measurement of the Petitioner's Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP W.P. (C) 1608/2026 Page 1 of 3 SHARMA Signing Date:05.02.2026 18:33:33 physical standards, particularly chest measurement, through a neutral and independent Medical Board of a Government Hospital or any other independent authority as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper; 3. Pass an interim direction permitting the Petitioner to provisionally appear in the Written Examination for the post of Assistant Commandant (Telecommunication), ITBP, in the event the examination is scheduled prior to the final adjudication of the present Petition and/or completion of the re-measurement process, subject to the outcome of this Petition;