NISHANT v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 5 OTHERS
WRIA/10814/2025 · 2025-09-16
Manish Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10814 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State counsel for opposite parties.
2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated May 20, 2025 whereby petitioner's candidature for the post of Constable in civil police has been rejected on the ground of his having flat feet. It is submitted that earlier as well petitioner had filed writ A No. 8557 of 2025 which was dismissed as withdrawn, granting liberty to petitioner to file afresh in case he was able to produce any medical report contrary to the medical opinion on the basis of which his candidature was rejected.
3. Petitioner has now brought on record medical certificate dated August 19, 2025, issued by the King Georges Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, which indicates that the petitioner does not have flat feet.
4. Prima facie, it appears that there are contrary medical opinions with regard to petitioner having flat feet.
5. In view thereof, opposite parties 4 i.e. Superintendent of Police, District Unnao and opposite party No.6 i.e. Chief Medical Officer, Lucknow jointly are directed to constitute a fresh medical board for considering petitioner's case of whether he has flat feet or not.
6. Such a medical board shall be constituted within a period of 10 days from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sanandan Kumar Misra, Bina Kumari Bajpai, Divya Malviya Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Nishant .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
concerned authorities. Report with regard to the same shall be furnished to the concerned authority within a period of 10 days thereafter. In case the opinion of reconstituted medical board is that petitioner does not suffer flat feet, his candidature for appointment on the post of Constable ( civil police) shall be considered expeditiously within a period of six weeks thereafter.
7. With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. September 16, 2025 prabhat WRIA No. 10814 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench