M GANGI SETTY vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 29.10.2025 Judgment pronounced on:17.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 1499/2023 M GANGI SETTY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nikhil Bhardwaj, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC with Mr. Shailendra Kumar Mishra, Ms. Kanchan Shakya, Mr. Shivansh Bansal and Mr. Priyam Sharma, Advs. for UOI with Insp. Prahalad Devenda, CISF and SI. Atul Sen, CISF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT % 17.12.2025 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. 1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for: (i) quashing and setting aside of dismissal order dated 21.09.2020 passed by the Group Commandant, Central Industrial Security Force1, appellate order dated 25.01.2021, and order dated 10.01.2022 whereby the revision petition was rejected by the Assistant Commandant, CISF; (ii) a direction to the respondents to reinstate the petitioner to service with consequential benefits; (iii) quashing and setting aside the charge sheet dated 14.04.2020; (iv) 1 “CISF”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:GUNN W.P.(C) 1499/2023 Page 1 of 28 Signing Date:17.12.2025 18:48:43 directing the respondents to take disciplinary action against Respondent Nos. 6 and 7 for beating the petitioner. FACTUAL MATRIX 2. The facts leading up to the filing of the present petition are that the petitioner was recruited in the CISF on 15.07.1986. He rendered his services for almost 34 years and was serving as a Constable (General Duty) in the CISF at the time of the alleged incident. The petitioner was deployed for duty at the Ahirwadi Watch Tower of SSTPP Solapur plant with a lathi. 3. On the morning of 02.04.2020, the pe