Gujarat Police aspirants’ heights ‘shrink’, HC orders recheck | India News – The Times of India

AHMEDABAD: Aspirations to stroll tall and proud in khaki have “shrunk” after operating right into a tape measure. A number of police job hopefuls in Gujarat have moved the excessive courtroom after failing to rise to 1’s full top within the newest recruitment drive, falling under the necessary 165cm (5.4ft) minimize-off regardless of, reportedly, having earlier cleared the identical benchmark. Confusion surfaced through the bodily effectivity check, the place candidates who had been measured at or above 165cm throughout a recruitment drive in 2024 have been declared ineligible. Authorities, just lately, mentioned aspirants now fall brief of the report. Among the many petitioners: Tushar Bhaliya and Govind Sindhav of Gandhinagar, Pappu Parmar of Banaskantha, and Mukesh Chauhan of Ahmedabad. All had reapplied for various police posts and have been beforehand cleared on top. This time, they acquired the brief finish of the stick. As petitions piled up earlier than HC, Justice Nirzar Mehta added a filter: every petitioner should deposit Rs 10,000 with courtroom registry, refundable if declare have been right. To settle the inches-versus-centimetres debate, HC ordered for a contemporary measurement to be performed beneath strict medical supervision. Candidates should seem Feb 19 at GMERS civil hospital in Sola, carrying proof of deposit. Involved Hospital authorities have been directed to rearrange the method and facilitate it. Transparency is non-negotiable within the course of. The bench mentioned “your entire train be videographed and a report be produced earlier than this courtroom on the returnable date” of Feb 23.