JUDGMENT

Saugata Bhattacharyya, J. - This is a writ petition pertaining the decision of the Revising Authority dated 15th March, 2011 whereby the Revising Authority in terms of Rule 219.4 of the Railway Protection Force Rules 1987 (hereinafter referred to as 'said Rules of 1987') enhanced the punishment against the petitioner to the extent of compulsory retirement from service with full pensionary benefit with immediate effect.

2. The petitioner was a Sub-Inspector of Railway Protection Force who was charge-sheeted vide order dated 3rd December, 2009. The allegation as contained in the charge-sheet is reproduced below:

'Charge:-

Sri T.K. Pandey, SIPF of RPF/Post/ Ranchi is charged for discreditable conduct in that while girls students of Aligarh Muslim University were travelling by a Special train from Aligarh, on 1.11.2009 at about 18.00 hrs, on arrival of the train at Bokaro Railway station he (SI Sri Pandey) along with others tried to board in the same coach unauthorisedly also abused and threatened them on refusal by Fahad Allam, Nadia Allam and Sabnam Ara.

This amounts to discreditable conduct in a manner prejudicial to discipline and bringing discredit to the reputation of the for