RUPEN PRAKASH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 10438/2016 RUPEN PRAKASH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarun Kumar Agarwal, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC with Mr. Nipun Jain and Mr. Sandeep Singh Somaria, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 18.03.2025 AJAY DIGPAUL, J. 1. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner challenging the Order dated 15.03.2016 passed by the DIG (D & L), Border Security Force1 and order dated 03.10.2015 passed by the Commandant 123 Bn, BSF whereby the petitioner has been dismissed from service. 2. The Petitioner seeks reinstatement into service with effect from 03.10.2015, along with all consequential benefits, or, in the alternative, a direction to the respondents to impose a punishment other than dismissal. 3. The petitioner was enrolled in the BSF as a Constable on 17.02.2005, whereafter he was posted in 123 Bn BSF. 4. The case against him was that on 14.09.2015, a complaint was lodged by one Constable Chandra Prabha of the Chhattisgarh Police, alleging that she had received SMS and blank calls from two mobile numbers, whi