TIRTHANKAR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 30.01.2026 W.P.(C) 19054/2025 & CM APPL. 79345/2025 TIRTHANKAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Dr. Ishaan Swarana Sharma, SPC and Major Anish Muralidhar. 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 by the petitioner with the following prayers:- “(i) To quash the Impugned Order dated 03.12.2025 (ANNEXURE Pl). (ii) To issue a writ directing the respondents to conduct the Review Medical Board of Petitioner, after expiry of recovery period, i.e. on 06.03.2026, and if found medically fit, to allow the petitioner to join NDA-155 Course immediately, OR in the next course, i.e. NDA- 156 Course, commencing from 01.07.2026.” 2. The facts as noted from the petition are that pursuant to notification issued by the respondents on 11.12.2024 inviting applications to the National Defence Academy and the Naval Academy Examination (I)-2025, the petitioner applied for the NDA-155 Course. The petitioner had cleared both the written examination as well as the SSB interview