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(a) Minimum Visual Acuity 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other, correctable to 6/6 only for hypermetropia (b) Manifest Myopia-nil. The physical standards further stipulated that candidates who have undergone Lasik surgery for correction of vision are admissible in the Transport and Helicopter streams of the Short Service Commission in the "Flying Branch".

4. The petitioner disclosed that he was enrolled for selection vide Batch No.V-AFCAT/SEC/20. The petitioner had qualified for the written examination and for the further selection he was directed to report on 2nd October, 2011 at the 4th Air Force Selection Board, Varanasi. The Selection Board at Varanasi by letter dated 6th October, 2011 recommended the name of the petitioner for medical examination. The petitioner appeared before the Air Force Central Medical Examination (AFCME) on 17th October, 2011. The petitioner had also applied for selection to the post of Assistant Commandant in the Indian Coast Guard and since the dates of examination for the said post were clashing with the date of medical examination of the petitioner, he sought for a change of the date of his medical examination. The date of medical examination of the petitioner was, therefore, changed to 24th October, 2011 in place of 17th October, 2011. Pursuant to the medical examination by the AFCME, Subroto Park, New Delhi, he was declared medically unfit on account of firstly having Sub Standard Vision and Myopia beyond permissible limits and secondly due to VPCS.