P&H: Allows Injured Police Constable Candidate To Take Measurement Test, Defers Physical Screening

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⚖️ Order Date: 14 Oct 2026
Headnotes

Recruitment — Punjab Police Constable — Physical Screening Test and Physical Measurement Test scheduled for 17.10.2026 — Candidate injured in an accident and advised bed rest — Court directed competent respondent to consider and decide candidate’s representation by speaking order, after affording him an opportunity...


Facts of the Case

P&H: Allows Injured Police Constable Candidate To Take Measurement Test, Defers Physical Screening

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab Police authorities to consider a candidate’s request to defer his Physical Screening Test after he was injured in a motorcycle accident. Justice Namit Kumar also directed that the candidate be allowed to take the Physical Measurement Test scheduled for October 17, 2026, without being required to undergo the screening test before December 16, 2026.

Parminder Singh had applied for a Police Constable post in the Punjab Police recruitment process and cleared the written examination. He was scheduled to take the Physical Screening Test and Physical Measurement Test on October 17,...

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