GAJE SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~113 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 21.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 16917/2025 & CM APPL. 69553/2025 GAJE SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber and Mr. Arjun Panwar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC with Ms. Neha Mishra, GP with Ms. Ananya Shamshery and Mr. Vijay Misra, Advs Mr. Vinod Sawant, Law Officer, Mr. Ajay Pal, A/C Law and Insp. Athurv, CRPF CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed for seeking quashing of medical reports of the Detailed Medical Examination dated 22.10.2025 and the Review Medical Examination dated 24.10.2025, which was carried out as part of the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2024 and 2025 [‘L.D.C.E. 2024-2025’] for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandant (General Duty) whereby the Petitioner has been declared as Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 16917/2025 Page 1 of 8 By:MAHIMA SHARMA Signing Date:29.01.2026 16:12:49 medically unfit by the Respondents on the sole ground of Iris pigmentation in capsule of lens in right eye. 1.1. The Petitioner also seeks leave to appear for a fresh medical examination before an independent board in consonance with the Detailed Medical Guidelines vide OM dated 20.05.2015 read with guidelines for Review Medical Board as provided under OM dated 31.05.2021 and if found fit, then his candidature should be restored for further consideration for promotion to the post of Assistant Commandant against the vacancies notified in that regard. 2. The case set up by the learned counsel for the Petitioner in the petition is as follows: 2.1 Petitioner was recruited on 23.04.2018 is