Akshay Kumar vs Union Of India And Ors

Case Significance

Akshay Kumar vs Union Of India And Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 17, 2026 (citation: ik-151530776). The petitioner, a naval candidate declared temporarily unfit for the Navy Pilot branch, challenged the rejection of his request for a Review Medical Board, seeking consideration for recruitment to an alternate branch of the Indian Navy. The court found that the petitioner had only applied for Short Service Commission as a Pilot and there was no provision for consideration in an alternate branch in such circumstances. The petition was dismissed as without merit. The bench comprised Justices Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora and V. Kameswar Rao. The judgment was delivered by Justice V. Kameswar Rao. Counsel appearing: Balendu Shekhar (counsel for respondent), Krishna Chaitanya (counsel for respondent), Rakesh Kumar (counsel for petitioner), Sonu Sharma (counsel for petitioner), Vivek Bhai Patel (counsel for petitioner).