KORE NIHAL PRAMOD vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 3270/2026 Date of Decision: 25.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: KORE NIHAL PRAMOD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raja Choudhary, Mr. Dhruv Tiwari, Ms. Anushika Mishra, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shakun Sudha Shukla (SPC) along with Ms.Aashna Mehra, Advocates for R-1 and 2. Mr Ravinder Agarwal, Manish Kumar Singh, Vasu Agarwal, Advocates for R-3.UPSC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition seeks for direction to respondent no. 1 - the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) and respondent no. 2 - the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to recognize the petitioner‟s legal status as a person with benchmark disability based on certification and authoritative medical assessment. 2. It appears that the petitioner had a disability certificate dated 922. 3. On medical examination by Disability Expert Panel (DEP) at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), it was declared that the petitioner had merely 9.66% hearing impairment in one Ear. This finding was challenged before this Court by fil