Banti Singh Jat Son of Shri Hari Mohan v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Medical unfitness in SSC/CRPF recruitment (SI/ASIs-GD Rectt-2019 and 2022 recruitments); inconsistency between DME and RME findings; contrary civil-hospital specialist opinions; Clause 11.7 finality-of-Review-Medical-Board objection and Article 14 differential-treatment argument raised by respondents; Court orders fresh comprehensive medical examination by separate Medical Boards at Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi (>=3 specialists, 7 days' notice, report in duplicate); findings final and binding; favourable report leads to continuation of selection and appointment; 45-day compliance timeline; batch of 21 writ petitions disposed by common judgment; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of with directions: respondents to arrange fresh, comprehensive medical examination of each petitioner by a separately constituted Medical Board at Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi (at least three specialised Medical Officers relevant to the alleged unfitness), with at least seven days' advance intimation and an exhaustive report in duplicate; the Board's findings to be final and binding on both parties; a favourable report obliges respondents to consider the petitioner for further selection steps and, if eligible, extend appointment in accordance with law; entire exercise to be completed within forty-five days of receipt of a certified copy of the judgment; pending applications disposed of.