CHANDAN JOSHI vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 20.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 18760/2025, CM APPL. 78125/2025 CHANDAN JOSHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Indra Sen Singh, Mr. Abhishek Singh and Ms. Kaveri Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPC. 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) Call for the relevant records leading to the impugned order dated 04.11.2025 (Annexure P- 1, Pg 43 issued by the office of Respondent No. 2 by which the Petitioner's application dated 17.09.2025 for conduct of a Review Medical Board has been arbitrarily rejected without due application of mind and without assigning any reasons and, after perusal thereof, issue a Writ of CERTIORARI or any other appropriate Writ thereby quashing said impugned order dated 04. 11 .2025 (Annexure P- 1 , Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP W.P. (C) 18760/2025 Page 1 of 4 SHARMA Signing Date:24.01.2026 13:12:59 Pg 43); b) Issue an order or direction in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ thereby commanding the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to be examined by the Review Medical Board at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) Delhi Cantt; c) Issue an order or direction in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ thereby further commanding the Respondents to complete the process of examination of the Petitioner by the Review Medical Board before 31.12.2025, with a further direction that in case the Petitioner is declared FIT by the Review Medical Board then he should be allowed to join the 218/26T/SSC(M) 108 AEC-( 1) AE(L) Course of the 'Air Force Common Admission