VIRENDER KUMAR MEENA vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

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$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8449/2021 VIRENDER KUMAR MEENA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shanker Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advs versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Ritu Reniwal, Sr PC CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 27.08.2025 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s): “a) To call for the records of the enquiry and set aside Administrative order dated 24.06.2020 and also order dated 24.05.2021 and also enquiry officer's report dated 25.02.2020 forwarded on 27.02.2020 and direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner in service with all consequential benefits including continuity of service, pay and allowances, seniority and promotion; and b) Any order or further relief which this Hon'ble Court deems fit, just and proper in the peculiar circumstance of the case in the interest of justice may also please be awarded.” Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 12 Signed By:PREETI Signing Date:03.09.2025 10:35:49 2. Briefly stated, the petitioner, having been appointed in the Railway Protection Force1 on 01.02.1997, had his service, discipline, and conduct governed under the provisions of RPF Act of 1957 and the rules framed in 1987. In the year 2014, while the petitioner was serving as an Inspector in the RPF, certain irregularities were detected during a vigilance check conducted by the Northern Railway Vigilance Department. It was reported that three parcels booked from Kanth to Amritsar went missing from Amritsar Station on 25.11.2014. In relation to this incident, Vigilance initiated a preliminary enquiry and, as such on 09