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

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$~68 * 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 Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:28.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 17:05:57 KUMAR KAURAV 21.01.2018 from the competent Medical Board of the Government of Maharashtra certifying the 60% permanent hearing impairment. The petitioner also had Unique Disability Identification Number which stated that the petitioner has a benchmark disability of 60%. The petitioner participated in the examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission and obtained an All India Rank (AIR) 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 filing a writ petition bearing W. P. (C) 15755/2023 and vide Order dated 29.