JAIDEEP KUMAR vs COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS.

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$~91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19th March, 2026 + W.P.(C) 3520/2026 & CM APPL. 17027/2026 JAIDEEP KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sudhir Naagar and Mr. Bobby Choudhary, Advs. versus COMMISSIONER OF POLICE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Prajesh Vikram Srivastava, SPC with Mr. Arvind, GP with Ms. Anushikha Rathore, Advs. for UOI. 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 Writ Petition is filed against the order dated 25.03.2025 (hereafter ‘impugned order’) passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A. No. 1779/2022. By the impugned order, the learned Tribunal dismissed the O.A. preferred by the Petitioner and upheld the orders dated 03.06.2021 and 22.09.2021 passed by the disciplinary as well as appellate authority respectively awarding punishment of forfeiture of one-year approved service with permanent effect to the Petitioner. 2. Succinctly stated, the material facts germane to the adjudication of the present petition are as follows: 2.1. The Petitioner, a HC, is stated to be working in the Delhi Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHIKHA W.P.(C) 3520/2026 Page 1 of 7 SEHGAL Signing Date:24.03.2026 19:08:55 Police. It is alleged that on 18.04.2020, the Petitioner, while being on duty rest along with one associate namely Rudra Pratap Singh illegally detained two persons namely – Chandan and Dinesh Sahoo on the pretext of theft of a vehicle and subsequently released them after extorting a sum of ₹42,000/- from them. 2.2. In that backdrop, a preliminary enquiry was conducted by ACP/Narela which revealed that on 18.04.2020 at about 8:19 PM, one Chandan was cleaning a vehicle bearing registration no. DL-1LX- 2243 that was parked