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Supreme Court orders UP Police to appoint constable after medical board clears vision
The case concerns Akanksha Devi's rejection for a UP Police Constable post due to an alleged squint eye, despite clearing other tests.
The Supreme Court reviewed whether she was medically fit and entitled to appointment after independent medical boards found her vision normal.
Who it concerns: Petitioner: Akanksha Devi; Respondents: State of U.P. & Ors.; Bench: Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.
What the court decided
- Allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned High Court order.
- Directed the respondents to issue an order of appointment or call letter to the Appellant if she is otherwise entitled.
- Clarified that the Appellant shall not claim seniority over candidates already appointed.
- Consigned pending applications to records.
Also in the document
- The Court relied on a medical report from King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, dated 16.10.2026, which found the Appellant's vision and ocular movements within normal limits.
- The Court noted that the Appellant had successfully cleared Document Verification and Physical Standard Tests prior to the medical rejection.
- The judgment is dated November 02, 2026.
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Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · 5 Nov 2026
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