MUKUL vs INDIAN COAST GUARD & ORS.

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 2. We find that the petitioner