STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION & ANR. vs YASHPAL SINGH

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 25.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 16.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 16.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 3884/2025 STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with Mr. Akshay Sharma, Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi and Mr. Yogya Bhatia, Advs. versus YASHPAL SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anil Singhal, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Petition, the Petitioners assail the correctness of the Order dated 20.08.2024 [hereinafter referred to as the ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’], in O.A. No.1547/2024, whereby the Original Application (‘OA’) preferred by the Respondent came to be allowed and the Petitioners were directed to subject the Respondent to a fresh medical examination by a newly constituted Medical Board. 2. By way of the said OA, the Respondent had challenged the Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:16.03.2026 W.P.(C) 3884/2025 Page 1 of 15 17:13:13 decision of the authorities declaring him medically unfit in the course of the recruitment process conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (‘SSC’) for appointment to the post of Constable (Executive), pursuant to which the Respondent had been declared medically unfit both in the Detailed Medical Examination [hereinafter referred to as ‘DME’] as well as in the Review Medical Examination [hereinafter referred to as ‘RME’]. 3. Thus, the limited question which arises for consideration before this Court is whether the Tribunal committed any error in directing a fresh medical exami