PRIYANSHU RAJ vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 08.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 18334/2025, CM APPL. 75914/2025, CM APPL. 79175/2025 PRIYANSHU RAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Moksh Arora, Mr. Manish Kumar Srivastava and Mr. Hardik Vashisht, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra Solanki, CGSC, Mr. Siddharth Bajaj and Ms. Maanya Saxena, Advs. for UOI/R-1 Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Mr Manish Kumar Singh, Mr. Vasu Agarwal, Mr. Shekhar Vya and Ms. Neha Warrier, Advs for UPSC 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 writ petition has been filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction thereby setting aside the Physical Standard Test (‘PST’) rejection slip dated 17.11.2025 disqualifying Petitioner from appearing for Physical Efficiency Test (‘PET’) in Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants), Examination 2025 and declare the Petitioner eligible for PET by extending the benefit of relaxation to Petitioner as contemplated under Clause 2(d) of the Revised Guidelines for Recruitment Medical Examination in Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles dated 20.05.2015 (as revised on Signature Not Verified Signed By:HEMANT W.P.(C) 18334/2025 Page 1 of 12 PRATAP SINGH Signing Date:16.01.2026 14:31 31.05.2021)[‘Guidelines’]. 2. The relevant facts in brief as set out in the petition are as under: 2.1 Petitioner is a person interested in the post of Assistant Commandant in Central Armed Police Forces 2025. 2.2 The Respondent No. 1 is the Ministry of Home Affairs who published Rules for the examination process in Gazette of India dated 05.03.2025 as issued by Re