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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
E.N.UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR
No. 119880627 Constable (Gd) Deben Sinha – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to dismissal from service. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. parties' arguments on charges and procedure. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. court's analysis of trial and charges. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 4. decision on the summary security force court's judgment. (Para 30) |
| 5. orders for reinstatement and salary adjustments. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT :
E N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR, J.
Heard Mr. Rajesh Mazumdar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Kamal Krishna Parasar, learned CGC, appearing on behalf of all the respondents.
2. The petitioner, herein, by way of instituting the present proceeding, has presented a challenge to an order, dated 24-07-2020, passed by the Commandant, 98 Battalion of Border Security Force, dismissing him from service in pursuance of the decision arrived at in this connection by the Summary Security Force Court(SSFC). The petitioner, herein, has also presented a challenge to an order, dated 19-07-2021, passed by the appellate authority, dismissing the appeal preferred by him and upholding the order, dated 24-07-2020, passed by the Commandant, 98 Battalion
The court held that a guilty plea obtained under biased circumstances is not valid, necessitating the annulment of the dismissal and reinstatement of the employee.
A Summary Security Force Court cannot try charges under Section 46 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968, summarily without established immediate necessity, and procedural violations in recording a ....
A guilty plea in disciplinary proceedings, if made with understanding, validates the proceedings and the resultant punishment.
The involvement of a prosecution witness as the "friend of the accused" in a disciplinary proceeding violates the principles of natural justice and renders the proceedings invalid.
The court upheld the dismissal of the petitioner based on the past conduct and found no procedural irregularities in the dismissal process.
The plea of guilt must be recorded in accordance with the procedural rules, and the absence of the accused's signature on the minutes of the proceedings can impact the credibility of the plea.
The Summary Security Force Court proceedings were flawed due to significant delay and lack of adherence to natural justice, rendering the dismissal of the petitioner unlawful.
The court held that the difference in punishment was not discriminatory as the SSFC had taken into account the previous convictions of the petitioner, while the co-accused had no previous convictions....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the mandatory nature of the procedural requirements for recording the 'plea of guilty' and the need for fair trial guaranteed under the Border Secu....
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