P&H: Postpones injured constable candidate’s physical screening test by four weeks

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 31 Oct 2026
Headnotes

Recruitment — Physical Screening Test — Candidate injured before scheduled test — Candidate directed to appear for Physical Measurement Test on the scheduled date, while Physical Screening Test postponed for four weeks, subject to her recovery from the injury — The next date for the...


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P&H: Postpones injured constable candidate’s physical screening test by four weeks

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed a woman candidate injured before her Punjab Police recruitment test to take the Physical Measurement Test on the scheduled date, while postponing her Physical Screening Test by four weeks.

Paramjit Kaur had cleared the written examination for the post of Constable. After suffering a twisting injury to her right knee, she sought more time to take the physical tests. She had earlier been granted a postponement, but the recruitment authorities declined her further request, saying the testing process would end on November 1, 2026.

Kaur told the Court that she had been...

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