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UP: Alld HC orders measurement of height, chest of constable recruitment candidates

Prayagraj, Oct 17 (UNI) The Allahabad High Court has ordered the re-measurement of the height and chest of candidates for recruitment of constables in Uttar Pradesh.
The court directed that a board constituted by King George's Medical University (KGMU) will conduct an examination on October 31.
The case is being heard in the court of Justice Manish Kumar Nigam on the petition filed on behalf of candidate Anuj Kumar and 60 others.
The Principal of Lucknow's KGMU has been ordered to constitute a medical board.
The court has issued orders on 47 petitions. However the court dismissed six petitions for other demands.
Separating three petitions, it directed the matter be listed after two weeks. Five other writ petitions were also separated from the case.The court stated that these petitions involve multiple petitioners and separate orders will be passed on these writ petitions.
The court re-examined the writ petitions in which the petitions were filed. The court has issued instructions to conduct re-measurement, and the next hearing will be held on November 4.
The report will be presented to the court in a sealed envelope on November 4.
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