Govt of NCT of Delhi and Anr. v. Kavita
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W.P.(C) 172/2025 (with CM APPL. 762/2025), Govt of NCT of Delhi v. Kavita, Delhi High Court, decided 07.05.2026 by C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla JJ. Tribunal (CAT, OA 1654/2024, judgment dated 14.05.2024) direction of a fresh medical examination upheld and writ disposed of. Core points: same-day DME and RME (24.01.2024) condemned as reducing review to a formality; DME finding of only 'temporarily unfit' (low visual acuity, low hemoglobin) governs over claimed concurrence of medical opinions; consistent with the Court's own order in Staff Selection Commission v. Sanjoo Patel (WP (C) 13998/2024) within Staff Selection Commission v. Amit Goswami (2024 SCC OnLine Del 7985); Staff Selection Commission v. Brij Kishore Meena (WP (C) 13976/2024) distinguished; fresh medical examination ordered within two weeks, candidate bound by outcome. Keywords: Delhi Police recruitment, Constable (Executive) Female, medical examination standards, DME/RME concurrence, temporary unfitness, review medical examination same day.