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Jebina Aktar Vs the Union of India and 5 Ors.Jebina Aktar v. the Union of India and 5 Ors.

Dismissed¶30

Jebina Aktar v. the Union of India and 5 Ors.

Gauhati HC3 Feb 2026WP(C)/455/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Gauhati High Court; WP(C)/455/2026 (GAHC010005532026; 2026:GAU-AS:1454); order dated 04.02.2026 by Justice Devashis Baruah; petitioner Jebina Aktar; respondents include Union of India, Staff Selection Commission, DG CRPF (Recruitment Branch); rejection of candidature in CT/GD Recruitment Exam 2025 (Notice dated 05.09.2024) for being overweight; Detailed Medical Examination 17.11.2025 weight 62.8 Kg against prescribed range 41-50 Kg; Review Medical Examination weight 64 Kg, height 159 cm, BMI 25.31 Kg/m2, overweight by 14 Kg; Kayakuchi PHC certificate of 58 Kg not accepted; no allegation of faulty weighing devices; writ petition dismissed.

What did the court decide?

Both the Detailed Medical Examination and the Review Medical Examination categorically held that the petitioner was overweight; on that basis the Court does not find, from the certificate issued by the Kayakuchi PHC recording her weight as 58 Kg, grounds to entertain the instant writ petition.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition should be entertained on the strength of a certificate issued by the Kayakuchi PHC recording the petitioner's weight as 58 Kg, when both the Detailed Medical Examination and the Review Medical Examination had categorically held her overweight. +1 more

Court's answer

Both the Detailed Medical Examination and the Review Medical Examination categorically held that the petitioner was overweight; on that basis the Court does not find, from the certificate issued by the Kayakuchi PHC recording her weight as 58 Kg, grounds to entertain the instant writ petition.

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition contains no allegation that the weighing devices used in the Detailed Medical Examination or in the Review Medical Examination had any fault; accordingly the Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition and the same stands dismissed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court (Devashis Baruah, J.), order dated 04.02.2026 in WP(C)/455/2026: dismissed the writ petition of a candidate whose candidature in the recruitment process initiated vide Notice dated 05.09.2024 (CT/GD Recruitment Exam 2025) was rejected on the ground that she was declared unfit for being overweight. The Detailed Medical Examination (17.11.2025) recorded her weight as 62.8 Kg against the prescribed range of 41 Kg to 50 Kg for her category; the Review Medical Examination recorded weight 64 Kg, height 159 cm and BMI 25.31 Kg/m2, opining her overweight by 14 Kg. The Court held that both examinations had categorically found her overweight and that a subsequent certificate of the Kayakuchi PHC, Kayakuchi, Barpeta recording her weight as 58 Kg gave no ground to entertain the petition; it further found no allegation in the writ petition that the weighing devices used in either examination had any fault. Writ petition dismissed.

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GAHC010005532026

2026:GAU-AS:1454

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/455/2026

JEBINA AKTAR

D/O NURJALAL HOQUE, VILL. BHAKUWAMARI, P.O. KAYAKUCHI, P.S. BARPETA, DIST. BARPETA, ASSAM, PIN 781352

VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING GOVT. OF INDIA, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI 110001

2:THE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY BLOCK NO. 12 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI- 110003

3:THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR (NER) STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION HOUSEFED COMPLEX ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI- 06

4:THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL CRPF (RECRUITMENT BRANCH) EAST BLOCK-07 LEVEL-4 SECTOR-01 R.K.PURAM NEW DELHI- 110066

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5:THE PRESIDING OFFICER CT/GD RECRUITMENT EXAM 2025 RECRUITMENT BOARD CRPF GUWAHATI AMERIGOG GUWAHATI ASSAM 781023

6:THE PRESIDING OFFICER

REVIEW MEDICAL EXAMINATION BOARD-1 CT/GD EXAM-2025 CENTRE-CAPFS CH BSF PATGAON GUWAHATI ASSAM 78102

For the petitioner (s) : Mr. A. M. Khan, Advocate

For the respondent (s) : Ms. R. Devi, CGC

BEFORE

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH O R D E R

04.02.2026

Heard Mr. A. M. Khan, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Ms. R. Devi, the learned CGC appears on behalf of the respondents.

The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the rejection of her candidature in the recruitment process initiated vide Notice dated 05.09.2024 on the ground that she was declared unfit on account of being overweight.

It is pertinent to take note of that in the Detailed Medical

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Examination which was carried out on 17.11.2025, the petitioner's weight was recorded as 62.8 Kg, whereas the prescribed range for her category was between 41 Kg to 50 Kg. Thereupon, the petitioner sought for a review and in the Review Medical Examination also she was found to be overweight, inasmuch as her weight was measured at 64 Kg, her height at 159 cm and her BMI at 25.31 Kg/m2. It was opined that the petitioner was overweight by 14 Kg. It is the case of the petitioner that thereupon on 22.12.2025, the petitioner got her weight measured at Kayakuchi PHC, Kayakuchi, Barpeta and it was measured as 58 Kg and the same having not been considered the writ petition was filed on 08.01.2026.

It is not a matter of rocket science as regards the measurement of a person's weight. Both the Detailed Medical Examination and the Review Medical Examination categorically held that the petitioner was overweight. Under such circumstances, this Court does not find on the basis of a certificate issued by the Kayakuchi PHC, Kayakuchi, Barpeta that the petitioner weight is 58 Kg to entertain the instant writ petition.

This Court has also perused the contents of the writ petition and finds that there is no allegation therein that the weighing devices used both in the Detailed Medical Examination as well as

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in the Review Medical Examination had any fault. Under such circumstances, this Court is not inclined to entertain the instant writ petition, for which, the same stands dismissed.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant

Issues for consideration

2 issues framed by the court

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1.
Whether the writ petition should be entertained on the strength of a certificate issued by the Kayakuchi PHC recording the petitioner's weight as 58 Kg, when both the Detailed Medical Examination and the Review Medical Examination had categorically held her overweight.medium confidence¶27
The court held
Both the Detailed Medical Examination and the Review Medical Examination categorically held that the petitioner was overweight; on that basis the Court does not find, from the certificate issued by the Kayakuchi PHC recording her weight as 58 Kg, grounds to entertain the instant writ petition.ratio¶27
2.
Whether the absence of any allegation in the writ petition that the weighing devices used in the Detailed Medical Examination and the Review Medical Examination had any fault bears on the entertainability of the petition.medium confidence¶28
The court held
The writ petition contains no allegation that the weighing devices used in the Detailed Medical Examination or in the Review Medical Examination had any fault; accordingly the Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition and the same stands dismissed.ratio¶28

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Rejection of the petitioner's candidature in the recruitment process initiated vide Notice dated 05.09.2024, on the ground that she was declared unfit on account of being overweight.¶23
Prior proceeding
Detailed Medical Examination carried out on 17.11.2025 recorded the petitioner's weight as 62.8 Kg, whereas the prescribed range for her category was between 41 Kg to 50 Kg.¶26
Prior proceeding
In the Review Medical Examination she was again found to be overweight: weight 64 Kg, height 159 cm, BMI 25.31 Kg/m2; it was opined that she was overweight by 14 Kg.¶26
Prior proceeding
On 22.12.2025 the petitioner got her weight measured at Kayakuchi PHC, Kayakuchi, Barpeta as 58 Kg; this measurement was not considered by the authorities.¶26
Prior proceeding
The writ petition was filed on 08.01.2026 after the PHC measurement was not considered.¶26

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
JEBINA AKTAR¶6
A. M. Khan
respondent
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING GOVT. OF INDIA¶9
R. Devi
respondent
THE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY¶10
R. Devi
respondent
THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR (NER), STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION¶11
R. Devi
respondent
THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL CRPF (RECRUITMENT BRANCH)¶12
R. Devi
respondent
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, CT/GD RECRUITMENT EXAM 2025, RECRUITMENT BOARD CRPF, GUWAHATI¶14
R. Devi
respondent
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, REVIEW MEDICAL EXAMINATION BOARD-1, CT/GD EXAM-2025, CENTRE-CAPFS CH BSF, PATGAON, GUWAHATI¶16
R. Devi

Coram

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Devashis Baruahauthor¶20

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Gauhati HC
Decided on: 3 Feb 2026 · February
Registered: 30 Jan 2026
Case no.: WP(C)/455/2026
CNR: GAHC010005532026
Bench: Devashis Baruah
Disposal: Disposed Of
Case type: WP(C)

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Jebina Aktar v. the Union of India and 5 Ors., WP(C)/455/2026 (GAU), decided on 3 February 2026.

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Procedural history5

Rejection of the petitioner's candidature in the recruitment process initiated vide Notice dated 05.09.2024, on the ground that she was declared unfit on account of being overweight.
Detailed Medical Examination carried out on 17.11.2025 recorded the petitioner's weight as 62.8 Kg, whereas the prescribed range for her category was between 41 Kg to 50 Kg.
In the Review Medical Examination she was again found to be overweight: weight 64 Kg, height 159 cm, BMI 25.31 Kg/m2; it was opined that she was overweight by 14 Kg.

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