Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:39532 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1135 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shyam Singh Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohammad Abid Ali,Shan Md Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Sealed cover report is taken on record. 2. This Court on 27.02.2025 has passed the following order: " 1. Pursuant to order dated 27.01.2025, learned Standing Counsel has produced instruction dated 25.12.2024, which is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State- respondents and perused the record. 3. Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner inter-alias with the prayer to direct the respondent No.3 to again re-conduct the Physical Standard Test (PST) for measurement of height of the petitioner with the help of BIS (Bureau of Indian Standard) approved equipment as the respondents has fixed the height of the petitioner in the erroneous computation of the height of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier petitioner appeared for recruitment of Indian Army and his height was measured on 29.07.2023, in which, his height was found 168.4 centimeter whereas, for the present recruitment of U.P. Police, physical standard test was conducted, in which, his height was found 167 centimeter. 5. In view of the contrary reports, I deem it appropriate to direct that the petitioner shall appear along with certified copy of this order before the Chief Medical Officer, Lucknow on 07.03.2025. The petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs. 5,000/- as cost with Chief Medical Officer, Lucknow, the Chief Medical Officer, Lucknow is directed to constitute a Medical Board constituting of three Doctors of the level of Professor and Associate Professor available at the local District Hospital/Medical College. The C.M.O. shall also inform the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, Lucknow, who shall depute an officer to remain present before the Board on 12.03.2025. The petitioner shall also produce materials in support of his identity before the Medical Board. The petitioner shall appear before the Medical Board on 12.03.2025 and he would be medically examined with regard to his height by the Board of three doctors. The report signed by the Chairman & Members of the Board would be sent through the Chief Medical Officer, Lucknow, before this Court on or before 17.03.2025. This report would constitute the basis for the Court to determine, as to whether, the report of the Medical Board and the Appellate Medical Board is liable to be questioned or not? 6. Put up as fresh on 19.03.2025. " 3. In compliance of the aforesaid order the report has been submitted in sealed cover. As per the report a medical board was constituted on 12.03.2025 by the Chief Medical Officer, Lucknow and the board conducted physical standard test of the petitioner in which the height of petitioner was found to be 167.5 cm which is, of course, below the standard height prescribed under the relevant recruitment rules. 4. In view of the above, petitioner's claim for selection is liable to be rejected. 5. Petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 19.3.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad