Arjun Ghosh vs Union of India - 2024 Supreme(Cal) 491

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2024 Supreme(Cal) 491

PARTHA SARATHI SEN
Arjun Ghosh – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the petitioner: Sk. Mujibar Rahman, Mr. Shayak Mitra
For the Union of India : Mrs. Susmita Saha Dutta

JUDGMENT :

PARTHA SARATHI SEN, J.

1. Both the writ petitioner and the respondents/Union of India and its officials are represented by their respective learned Advocates.

2. The subject matter of challenge in this writ petition is the finding of the enquiry officer vide its report dated 09.07.2016, the finding of the disciplinary authority regarding gravity of offence and quantum of punishment and the finding of the appellate authority dated 27.03.2019 as against the writ petitioner whereby and whereunder the punishment of the petitioner from dismissal from service with effect from 01.11.2016 as awarded by the disciplinary authority has been affirmed by the said appellate authority and the revisional authority.

3. By filing the instant writ petition the writ petitioner has prayed for setting aside of the said findings with a further prayer for his reinstatement in the service of CRPF.

4. In support of the instant writ petition Mr. Mitra, learned Advocate for the writ petitioner at the very outset draws attention of this Court to the writ petition as filed before this Court. It is contended that after joining CRPF and after working there for a continuous period of 16 years the present pet