MUKUL vs INDIAN COAST GUARD & ORS.

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$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 13.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 419/2026 & CM APPL. 1967/2026 MUKUL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhinay Sharma, Ms. Kirti Vyas and Ms. Parul Khurana, Advs. versus INDIAN COAST GUARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoumendu Mukhrji, SPC, Mr. Aniruddha Ghosh and Ms. Archana Mishra, GP. 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 an appropriate writ, order, or direction setting aside/holding the declaration of the Petitioner as “unfit” vide the Impugned Result Sheet dated 23.10.2025 (Annexure – P2 “Colly”) as arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16, and 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950; b) Consequentially, issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction directing the Respondents to induct the Petitioner directly to Stage-IV of the ongoing recruitment process for Batch 01/2026; c) In the alternative to prayer (b), direct the Respondents to facilitate the establishment of a new Medical Board at the Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi to conduct a fresh medical Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP W.P.(C) 419/2026 Page 1 of 3 SHARMA Signing Date:16.01.2026 18:26:50 examination of the Petitioner; d) Allow the present Writ Petition with exemplary compensation, costs, and litigation expenses in favour of the Petitioner; and/or e) Pass any such other/s as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and in favour of the Petitioner.” 2. We find that the petitioner had applied for recruitment to the post of Navik (Domestic Branch) for 02/2025 Batch. The petitioner vide result sheet dated 23.10.2025, of stage Stage-III was found unfit due to Pilon