MUKESH KUMAR VERMA vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 16617/2025 & CM APPL. 68087/2025, CM APPL. 68088/2025 MUKESH KUMAR VERMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar Singh, Mr. C. Sanal Nambiar, Ms. Abhinav Shailly, Ms. Chetna Singh and Mr. Shubham Mathur, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr Pritish Sabharwal, SPC with Mr. Sanjeet Kumar and Mr. Mehvish Khan Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 03.11.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition assails charge sheet dated 16 September 2025 issued to the petitioner by the Deputy Inspector General, SHQ BSF Jowai. 2. The charge-sheet contains the following articles of charge: “First Charge AN ACT PREJUDICIAL TO GOOD BSF Act 1968 ORDER AND DISCIPLINE OF THE Section -40 FORCE In that he, at 200 Bn BSF, during the period March 2023 to June 2024 while performing Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 16617/2025 Page 1 of 5 KUMAR Signing Date:04.11.2025 18:05:10 the duties of Second-in-Command in 200 Bn BSF misused his authority as Unit Grievance Redressal Officer to mentally harass Const (GD) Dhanrashi of 200 Bn BSF(Now 178 BN BSF) by pressurizing him to bring & keep his wife with him against his will, thereby violated the good order and discipline of the Force. Second Charge AN ACT PREJUDICIAL TO GOOD BSF Act 1968 ORDER AND DISCIPLINE OF THE Section -40 FORCE In that he, at 200 Bn BSF, during the period from March 2023 to June 2024, while performing the duties of Second-in-Command in 200 Bn BSF established telephone contact with wife of Constable (GD) Dhanrashi of 200 Bn BSF (Now 178 Bn BSF) on several occasions without his knowledge, thereby violated good order and discipline of the Force. Third Charge AN A