Suneel v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Service law – Recruitment to the post of constable – Prescribed minimum height 168 cm
Case brief
What is this about?
Constable recruitment height disqualification; petitioner's height 167.3 cm (physical examination) and 167.1 cm (Review Medical Board) against prescribed 168 cm; judicial deference to expert medical board findings absent perversity; writ petition (WRIT - A No. 2134 of 2020) dismissed by Ajay Bhanot, J., order dated 14.10.2020.
What did the court decide?
This Court cannot substitute its opinion over that of the authorities; no perversity in the measurement or the opinion of the medical boards was pointed out. ¶7