IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION Appellate Side Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta WPA 15518 of 2022 With WPA 31234 of 2017 Ex. CT. Vijay Prakash, No 941062422 OF 140 BN Versus Union of India and Ors.

For the Petitioner : Ms. Ashima Mandla, Adv.

Mr. Surya Prakash Singh, Adv.

Ms. Ritu Das, Adv.

Mr. Sangkrito Ray Chowdhuri, Adv.

For the Union of India : Mr. Dayashankar Mishra, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sushil Kr. Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Shailendra Kr. Mishra, Adv.

Ms. Sabnam Laskar, Adv.

Heard on : 11.12.2023 Judgment on : 12.02.2024 Ajay Kumar Gupta, J:

1. Both writ petitions are taken up together for disposal by a common judgment since similar issues are involved in both the writ petitions filed by the petitioner, Ex. CT. Vijay Prakash.

FACTS LEADING TO FILING OF TWO WRIT PETITIONS:

2. In the first writ petition being WPA No. 31234 of 2017, the writ petitioner has assailed the order dated 04.04.2013 passed by the Director General, Boarder Security Force (herein referred to as The D.G, BSF), Block-10, CGO Complex, New Delhi -110003 in appeals/representations filed by the Jail Authority as well as through his counsel under Section 117 of Boarder Security Force Act, 1968 (BSF