In Brief
A civil services aspirant declared "temporarily unfit" at the medical examination stage of the 2014 Civil Services Examination due to elevated BMI missed his scheduled re-medical test, believing the selection process was complete. Nearly a decade later, he petitioned the Supreme Court for appointment at par with less-meritorious candidates in the Reserve List. The Court rejected the main prayer but granted limited relief: a fresh re-medical examination under Article 142. However, if qualified, he would not be entitled to seniority in the 2014 batch or any batch, and his services would commence only from the appointment date, as a one-time exceptional measure.
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