Jharkhand HC Dismisses CRPF Recruitment Plea, Declines to Reassess Medical Unfitness
WP (S) No. 1399 of 2026
By Rishika Sinha
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the rejection of candidature in CRPF recruitment on medical grounds, holding that disputed questions relating to medical fitness cannot be adjudicated in the exercise of writ jurisdiction. The case arose from a writ petition filed by Nawal Kishor Tiwary seeking the setting aside of the Detailed Medical Examination Report dated November 19, 2025 and the Review Medical Examination Report dated November 25, 2025, whereby he was declared medically unfit for the post of Constable on the ground of Defective Colour Perception (CP-IV), which was considered unsafe by the authorities.
The petitioner contended that although he suffers from defective colour perception, his condition falls under CP-III and not CP-IV, and in support of his claim, he relied upon an independent medical report to challenge the findings recorded by the medical boards constituted by the respondents.
The respondents, however, maintained that the petitioner had undergone both a Detailed Medical Examination as well as a Review Medical Examination conducted by competent medical boards of the CRPF, and in both instances, he was found unfit on account of Defective Colour Perception (CP-IV), rendering him unsuitable for the post.
Justice Ananda Sen, upon consideration of the submissions, declined to interfere, observing that the petitioner had been medically examined twice by the competent authorities and both medical boards had consistently returned a finding of unfitness on the same ground. The Court held that the petitioner’s reliance on a separate medical opinion raised a disputed question of fact, which cannot be adjudicated in the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Holding that no case for interference was made out, the High Court dismissed the writ petition.
