COMMANDANT vs SURINDER KUMAR

The Supreme Court examined the validity of the dismissal of a CRPF constable under Section 12(1) of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949, following a conviction for a less heinous offence under Section 10(n). The Court held that the punishment of dismissal was disproportionate to the offence, which warranted only a minor penalty, and directed the authorities to reconsider the punishment and grant consequential benefits to the respondent. The judgment emphasized the need for proportionality in disciplinary actions within service law contexts.