IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE BEFORE:

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE HIRANMAY BHATTACHARYYA W.P.A. 8655 OF 2023 SUSANTA KUMAR BAKSHI VS.

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Soumya Majumder, ld. Senior Counsel, Ms. Mayuri Ghosh ….. advocates For the Respondent nos. 1 to 4 : Mr. Souvik Nandy, Mr. Anjan Chakraborty …. advocates Reserved on : 12.12.2024 Judgment on : 28.03.2025 Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.:-

1. In this writ petition the petitioner has prayed for setting aside the enquiry report dated 29.04.2021, the penalty order dated 25.08.2021 and the order of the appellate authority dated 13.01.2022.

2. Petitioner joined the service of Central Reserve Police Force (for short “CRPF”) on 27.07.1998 in the post of Constable General Duty (for short “CT GD”) and his service was confirmed by the controlling authority on and from 27.07.1990. The petitioner was promoted to the post of Sub Inspector (Radio Operator, SI RO) from 04.07.2014 to 24.08.2021 and was attached with 3^rd Signal Battelion and was posted at Saltlake. While the petitioner was discharging his duty as a Sub Inspector (Administration) at 3rd wireless battelion, Head Office on 01.03.