Manish Kumar vs Union Of India & Ors

Case Significance

Manish Kumar vs Union Of India & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 25, 2026 (citation: ik-43765220). A CISF personnel challenged the Review Medical Board opinion declaring him medically unfit for appointment as Assistant Sub-Inspector through LDCE. The Court directed the respondents to refer the petitioner to Army Hospital (R&R) for a fresh medical evaluation to determine whether his medical conditions would affect functioning as an ASI (Executive). If found fit, the petitioner was to be sent for training in the next batch with appointment relating back to his original batch, though without The bench comprised Justices Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora and V. Kameswar Rao. The judgment was delivered by Justice V. Kameswar Rao. Counsel appearing: Abhay Kumar Bhargava (counsel for petitioner), Akash Gupta (counsel for respondent), Lakshay Kaushik (counsel for respondent), Neeraj (counsel for respondent), Rudra Paliwal (counsel for respondent), Soumyadip Chakraborty (counsel for respondent).