IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7844 of 2011 KUMAR RAJNISH son of Yogeshwar Yadav, resident of village- Gosaidashpur, P.S. Nathnagar, District- Bhagalpur……… Petitioners Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through Secretary, Home Affairs, Got. Of India New Delhi. 2. The Secretary, Home Affairs Govt. of India, New Delhi. 3. The Director General of Police, C.R.P.F., New Delhi 4. The Deputy Director General of police Group Centre, C.R.P.F., Muzaffarpur, Bihar. 5. The Medical Member Recruitment Board Sec. Muzaffarpur C.R.P.F., Muzaffarpur…………… Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Shiva Shankar Prasad Singh, Advocate For Union of India:Mr. Raghiv Ahsan, A.S.G. ---- 2. 5.5.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Solicitor General for the respondents. The petitioner was selected as Constable (G.D.) subject to medical fitness. The Medical Officer of the Recruitment Board examined him and found him unfit, which was communicated to the petitioner by letter dated 16.1.2011 intimating that he may file an appeal against the said decision within fifteen days in accordance with the instructions contained therein. Thereafter, the petitioner got himself examined by the Civil Assistant Surgeon, Sadar Hospital, Muzaffarpur in terms of the conditions given in the letter of rejection and having been found fit by him, he preferred an appeal for his case being considered - 2 - by the Review Medical Board, which was sent on 22.1.2011 through registered post. However, the same was rejected by the respondent authorities on the ground that it was time ward (barred). Photo copies of the postal receipts and the envelope have been annexed with the writ petition and the originals were also produced for perusal of the Court by learned counsel for the petitioner. In the above circumstances, this Court is of the view that the authorities of the C.R.P.F. were obliged to consider the appeal of the petitioner and send him to the Review Medical Board. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.4, the Deputy Director General of Police, Group Centre C.R.P.F., Muzaffarpur Bihar to send the petitioner before the Review Medical Board within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and the case of the petitioner shall abide by the recommendation of the said Review Medical Board. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )