Staff Selection Commission & Ors. v. Amit Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 559/2025, Staff Selection Commission & Ors. v Amit Kumar, Delhi High Court, decided 16.01.2025, coram C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul JJ. Challenge to CAT order directing re-medical examination by Medical Board including dermatologist per Clause 13.2 tattoo restriction (right forearm) for Constable (Executive) Delhi Police Examination 2023, rendered for parity with Deepak Yadav (CAT OA 597/2024, 22.04.2024). Held: challenge unjustified; dermatologist to keep in mind observations in Staff Selection Commission v Deepak Yadav, 2024 SCC OnLine Del 5162 (24.07.2024, physical/naked-eye examination finding no visible tattoo). Petition disposed of; CM APPL. 2655/2025 exemption allowed; CM APPL. 2654/2025 disposed.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the petitioner; the writ petition was disposed of with the observation that the Dermatologist examining the respondent pursuant to the Tribunal's order should also keep in mind the observations in Deepak Yadav (2024 SCC OnLine Del 5162). The accompanying CM APPL. 2655/2025 (Exemption) was allowed subject to all just exceptions and CM APPL. 2654/2025 stood disposed of with the petition.