Full Judgment Text
Neutral Citation Number: 2023/DHC/000359
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
% Date of decision: 16.01.2023
+ W.P.(C) 17592/2022
DR. JITENDRA PAL SINGH ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr.Ankur Chhibber, Mr.Anshuman
Mehrotra & Mr.Nikunj Arora,
Advocates.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondents
Through: Ms.Suman K. Doval, SPC with
Mr.Rishabh Dubey, Adv. with
Sh.Hemendra Singh, Deputy
Commandant (Law) BSF.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
J U D G M E N T (oral)
1. Vide the present petition, petitioner prays as under:
(i) To quash order dated 01.09.2022 to the extent whereby the name of
the petitioner is not included in the list of personnel who, being his
juniors, have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector
General/Medical Superintendent;
(ii) To direct the respondents to assemble a Review/Special Board in
terms of para 2.1 (iii) of the BSF Medical Directorate Manual to
consider and assess the suitability of the petitioner and if found fit,
conduct a review DPC for the post of DIG/MS and upon meeting
the requisite criteria promote the petitioner to such post from the
date his juniors have been promoted, i.e., w.e.f. 01.09.2022 along
W.P.(C) 17592/2022 Page 1 of 2
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
By:ALKA BOBAL
Signing Date:18.01.2023
12:02
Neutral Citation Number: 2023/DHC/000359
with all consequential benefits.
2. Pursuant to order dated 22.12.2022, learned Senior Panel Counsel for
the respondents, on instructions, has assured that the Special Review
Medical Board shall be constituted within a period of four weeks from
today.
3. In view of abovesaid submission, we hereby dispose of the present
petition by giving directions to the respondents to constitute the Special
Review Medical Board within a period of three weeks from today and
thereafter examine the petitioner and if the petitioner is found medically fit
for the service in question, respondents are further directed to pass necessary
orders within three weeks thereafter.
(SURESH KUMAR KAIT)
JUDGE
( NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA )
JUDGE
JANUARY 16, 2023/ ab
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Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
By:ALKA BOBAL
Signing Date:18.01.2023
12:02