CHANDIGARH: Observing that there is nothing on record that an aspirant for the Indian Navy, who had only one testicle, would not be able to serve the forces, a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court has upheld the decision in which a single bench of the HC had asked the military authorities for a medical re-examination.
"There is nothing on record to show that the same disability (one testicle) is such of that kind which would come in his way for serving the Indian Navy. Neither the said order shows that by virtue of that genetic defect as such, the writ petitioner would not be in a position to serve the Indian Navy," held the division bench comprising Justice G S Sandhawalia and Justice Vikas Suri, who recently passed these orders while dismissing a petition filed by the Union government.
In this case, the petitioner (identity protected), a resident of Sonipat district in Haryana had appeared for the selection to the post of Artificer Apprentice in the Navy. However, he was medically declared unfit citing the reason that he had a single testicle.
