Ajay Kumar Meena Son of Shri Ramkishan Meena v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Medical unfitness; Detailed Medical Examination (DME); Review Medical Examination (RME); Review Medical Board finality; Clause 11.7 advertisement; Office Memorandum 31.05.2021; Staff Selection Commission; SSC SI/ASI Recruitment 2019; Delhi Police CAPFs CISF; CRPF Ajmer GC-I; Article 14 Constitution of India; expert medical opinion deference; civil hospital certificate cannot override; Army Hospital Research & Referral New Delhi; fresh medical examination direction; three specialised Medical Officers; seven days advance notice; forty-five days timeline; appointment if found fit; writ petitions disposed with directions; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; Anand Sharma; 2026; batch of 21 writ petitions; lead case CW-14897/2021.
What did the court decide?
Fresh and comprehensive medical examination of each petitioner by a separate Medical Board at Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi comprising at least three specialised Medical Officers relevant to the alleged unfitness, with at least seven days' advance intimation and a duplicate report to each side; the Board's findings final and binding on both parties; petitioners found fit to be considered for further selection steps and, if otherwise eligible, extended 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.