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2025 DAILYLAW 178041 (ALL)

PANKAJ KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/6327/2025 · 2025-11-04

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 6327 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State counsel for opposite parties. 2. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated June 6, 2025 which are taken on record. 3. Petition has been filed challenging order dated May 19, 2025 whereby petitioner's candidature for the post of Constable in civil police has been rejected on the ground of his having flat feet. 4. Petitioner has brought on record medical certificate dated May 23, 2025, issued by the King Georges Medical University, U.P., Lucknow, which indicates that the petitioner does not have flat feet. 5. Prima facie, it appears that there are contrary medical opinions with regard to petitioner having flat feet. 6. In view thereof, opposite parties 2 i.e. Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment & Promotion Board, Lucknow and opposite party No.6 i.e. Examination Controller, Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment & Promotion Board, Lucknow jointly are directed to constitute a fresh medical board for considering petitioner's case of whether he has flat feet or not. 7. 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 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : M.P. Raju Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Pankaj Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 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. 8. With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of. November 4, 2025 prabhat WRIA No. 6327 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench