Delhi HC upholds termination of CISF recruits for colour blindness, says policy not arbitrary

New Delhi, December 5, 2025 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by CISF recruits who were terminated during probation after being found colourblind. "It is a constitutional obligation of the Court to examine that in the framing of policy, no law is violated, nor are people's fundamental rights transgressed," the Court said.

The Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav held that the Union Government's 2013 Guidelines, which mandate the removal of colour-blind personnel from Central Armed Police Forces, are valid, constitutionally sound and not arbitrary.

The Court noted that judicial review of policy is limited and may be invoked only where the

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