UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Vs. PARUL PUNIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In pursuance of an advertisement that was issued for appointment of men and women constables in the Railway Protection Force in North Eastern Railway, the respondent applied for selection. The respondent qualified in the written examination, physical efficiency test and interview but was rejected at the stage of medical examination on the ground of having failed to meet the standards specified for ocular vision. This led to the filing of a writ petition(Writ Petition No. 58721 of 2014) in which an order was passed in the following terms:

(2.) The representation submitted by the respondent was considered and rejected by the Chief Security Commissioner on 8 June 2015 on the ground that since the respondent failed to meet the required standards in the course of medical examination and was categorized in Category B-1, her name was not included in the select list. On this ground, the representation was not entertained.

(3.) When the respondent filed a fresh writ petition, an interim order was passed by the learned Single Judge dated 16 September 2015, whereby a direction was issued to the Principal of the King George Medical College, Lucknow(KGMC) to get a vision test conducted by a Doctor authorized by him within two weeks. The date fixed by the Principal was to be be informed to the Inspector General-cum-Chief Security Commissioner of the Railway Protection Force, North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur Division, Gorakhpur who was permitted to depute an officer to be present at the time of medical examination. However, in case no one appeared on behalf of the Chief Security Commissioner, the medical examination was to be conducted on the same date.