Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:36247 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3165 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashu Verma Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abou Sofian Usmani Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. By means of present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding respondent nos. 2 and 3 to grant petitioner further six months' time for physical efficiency test on the ground that he had met an accident just before the examination and in which he suffered fracture on his right shoulder. 2. Petitioner claims that after the document verification and physical test that was held on 31.12.2024 petitioner was declared fit and was to appear in physical efficiency test on 12.02.2025 but he met an accident on the said date and resultant surgery in his right shoulder for which he was advised bed rest for 60 days. He was further advised best rest on 26.02.2025 for a further period of 60 days. Under the circumstances he missed opportunity to appear for physical efficiency test. 3. Learned Standing Counsel on the contrary submits that there is no such rule to grant relaxation to such candidates, however, he states that direction may be issued to the competent authority to consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law. 4. In such above view of the matter, I hereby direct petitioner to apply before the Chairman, U.P-. Police Recruitment and Promotional Board, Lucknow annexing therewith all medical papers within a period of two weeks from today and in the event he makes an application, the Chairman, U.P-. Police Recruitment and Promotional Board, Lucknow shall be considering the same granting sympathetic consideration looking to such facts of the case. A mere denial of physical efficiency test for unavoidable reasons like accident etc. may cause serious prejudice to the meritorious candidates. The appropriate decision shall be taken by the Chairman, U.P-. Police Recruitment and Promotional Board, Lucknow within a further period of two weeks on the application to be presented by the petitioner. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 12.3.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad