MANISH KUMAR UPADHYAY vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 22.04.2026 W.P.(C) 5429/2026 MANISH KUMAR UPADHYAY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Bhanu Gupta, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms Shivani Luthra Lohiya, Mr. Nitin Saluja, Ms. Vasudha Singh, Advs. with Mr. Ajay Pal, Law Officer, Insp Athurv and Mr. Ramniwas Yadav, CRPF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) AMIT MAHAJAN, J. 1. The present Petition has been filed assailing the impugned orders dated 22.03.2024, 22.02.2025 and 23.09.2025, passed during the disciplinary proceedings conducted against the Petitioner herein, vide which he was held guilty of the charges imposed and consequently removed from service. 2. Succinctly stated, the Petitioner was appointed in the Central Reserve Police Force (‘CRPF’) on 25.08.2011 to the post of Constable/GD. 3. On 01.06.2023, the Petitioner was arrested in FIR No. 256/2023 registered at Police Station Chaubepur, Varanasi, under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and was sent to judicial custody. Hence, 4. The “details of accusation of disobedience/neglect of duty/laxity in performance of duty