Longjam Bidyasagar Singh v. Airports Authority of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition WP(C)/5312/2024, Gauhati High Court, decided 17.03.2025 by Justice Suman Shyam; petitioner Longjam Bidyasagar Singh versus Airports Authority of India (NE Region, LGBI Airport, Guwahati). Subject: AAI recruitment to Junior Assistant post per advertisement notice dated 30.12.2023; challenge to rejection on height and eye-sight eligibility criteria; allegation of erroneous physical measurement. Interim court order dated 28.11.2024 directing GMCH Superintendent to constitute special medical team; medical report dated 05.12.2024 confirming height deficiency against advertisement parameters and normal eye-sight. Outcome: petition held devoid of merit and dismissed; no appointment granted. Useful terms: Airport Authority of India recruitment, Junior Assistant, height eligibility, eye-sight test, GMCH medical board, wrongful rejection in public employment.
What did the court decide?
Based on the independent medical examination conducted pursuant to the Court's direction, the report dated 05.12.2024 shows that the writ petitioner is in fact deficient in terms of his height vis-a-vis the parameters laid down in the advertisement notice, although his eye-sight was found to be alright.