Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010235002025 2025:GAU-AS:14362 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6048/2025 SWARAJ CHETRI AND ORS S/O- BHAKTA BAHADUR CHETRI. R/O- VILL- NATUN MAITHONG, P.O -CHIKARANJAN, P.S -PENGREE, DIST -TINSUKIA, ASSAM, PIN- 786160 2: BIKKI CHETRY S/O- CHANDRA CHETRY. R/O- VILL- AMGURI GAON P.O AND P.S- PHILLOBARI DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 78616 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI -1 2:THE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN BLOCK NO -12 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI 03 3:THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION GUWAHATI ASSAM HOUSE FED COMPLEX DISPUR GHY -6 Page No.# 2/4 4:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE RECRUTIMENT EAST BLOCK- 07 LEVEL- 4 SECTOR -01 R.K PURAM NEW DELHI 66 5:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE( DIGP) CRPF DIGP CRPF- CUM -APPELLATE AUTHORITY GROUP CENTRE AMERIGOG GUWAHATI -23 6:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES NONGRIMMAW LAITUMUKHRAH GORALINE SHILLONG MEGHALAYA 11 7:THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY CT/GD RECUITMENT EXAMINATION 2025 ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE SUKHOVI DIMAPUR NAGALAND- 797115 8:THE PRESIDING OFFICER CT/GD RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION 2025 RECRUITMENT BOARD ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE SUKHOVI DIMAPUR NAGALAND-79711 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD H R AHMED, MR A MALEK Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., Page No.# 3/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER Date : 24.10.2025 Heard Mr. H. R. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Ms. S. Baruah, learned CGC for the respondents. 2. The brief fact of this case is that petitioners applied and participated in the recruitment process for the CAPF recruitment for the year 2025. According to the petitioners, their heights were measure and found to be lesser than the minimum height required for Male candidate is 165 CM. 3. Ms. S. Baruah, learned CGC appearing for all the respondents submits that in all the other matters, the Co-ordinate Bench had permitted the petitioner therein to file appeal before the appellate authority. 4. The learned counsel for the parties have been heard. 5. Upon careful perusal of the writ petition and on upon due consideration of the submissions made, it is seen that the prayer of the petitioners are that their heights were wrongly measured and were found less than 165 CM. It is submitted that the petitioner no.1 had earlier appeared for the Physical Standard Test (PST) in connection with the Constable (GD) recruitment in CAPFs conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in the year 2022, wherein his height was officially recorded 165 CM by the same authority, therefore, it is implausible that the petitioner’s height has decreased from 165 CM to 163.8 CMs within a span of approximately 2 (two) year. In so far as the petitioner no.2 is concerned, after rejection of his candidature the petitioner no.2 measured his height at Philobari Model Hospital, Tinsukia, Assam, wherein his height is found Page No.# 4/4 to be 165 c.ms. by the Medical & Health Officer of the said Model Hospital. 6. Taking into consideration the submissions made, this Court is of the view that ends of justice will be met if the writ petition is disposed at this stage by granting 2 (two) weeks time to the petitioners, to prefer an appeal before the competent authority against the rejection of his candidature. If such an appeal is filed within 2 (two) weeks by enclosing a certified copy of this order, the same shall be taken on record and be disposed of by a reasoned order, as expeditiously as possible but not later than 30 (thirty) days from the date of filing of the appeal. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the above. JUDGE Comparing Assistant