IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present :- Hon’ble Justice Amrita Sinha WPA 840 of 2024 Md. Farhad Zaman Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

For the writ petitioner :- Mr. Ujjal Ray, Adv.

Sk. Abdur Rahim, Adv.

Mr. Atreya Chakraborty, Adv.

For the Union of India :- Mr. Kalyan Kumar Chakraborty, Adv.

Mr. Uttam Basak, Adv.

Heard on :- 24.03.2026 Judgment on :- 09.04.2026 Amrita Sinha, J.:-

1. The petitioner was a member of the Border Security Force (BSF). He has been dismissed from service by the Commandant of his battalion vide order dated 2^nd December, 2023 with effect from the said date. The petitioner has been found to be involved in getting illegal gratification from job aspirants during the detailed medical examination for declaring them ‘fit’ for recruitment of Constable (general duty) examination-2018 in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Assam Rifle along with other BSF persons and civilians in Malda in the month of January-February, 2020.

2. He was charged under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended. Proceeding against him is sub judice before the Court of the learned Special Judge (CBI), Siliguri. The