EX. CONST(GD) SARJEET SINGH vs U.O.I & ORS

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 3rd November, 2025 Pronounced on : 12th November, 2025 + W.P.(C) 2400/2007 EX. CONST(GD) SARJEET SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. AK Trivedi, Advocate. versus U.O.I & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Bhagwan Swarup Shukla, CGSC alongwith Mr. Yash Baroliya, Mr. Pradyum Singh & Mr. Praveen Gupta with Insp Athurv, Mr. Inderpal & Mr. Ramniwas, CRPF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT Per DINESH MEHTA, J. 1. The present adjudication under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India is directed against the Order of the Disciplinary Authority dated 06.12.2005, the order of the Appellate Authority dated 09.03.2006 and the order of Revisional Authority dated 24.08.2006, whereby the Respondent- Central Reserve Police Force (hereinafter referred to as CRPF) had dismissed the petitioner from service and such order came to be affirmed by the Appellate Authority and the Revisional Authority by above referred orders. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NAVEEN KUMAR W.P.(C) 2400/2007 Page 1 of 10 Signing Date:12.11.2025 17:41:09 2. The relevant facts are that the petitioner was appointed as a Constable GD on 10.03.1996 and admitted to the roll of CRPF 3. On 25.08.2005, the petitioner was served with a charge-sheet eliciting his response for the alleged misconduct of consuming liquor on Government duty without prior permission of the Competent Authority. The petitioner was asked as to why Section 11(1) of the CRPF Act, 1949 (hereinafter referred to as CRPF Act) should not be invoked for said misconduct. 4. For the purpose of the disposal of present case, it will not be out of place to reproduce the charge framed against the petitioner: “That the said Force No.961120