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

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay W.P.A. 17193 of 2013 Navneet Kumar Singh -Vs-

Union of India & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Subhabrata Datta Mr. Debashis Sarkar For the Union of India/ : Mr. Avijit Majumdar Respondents Ms. Sarda Sha Judgment on : 22.05.2026 Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.:-

1. The writ petitioner, a member of the Border Security Force enrolled as a Constable (General Duty) on October 21, 1999, invokes the jurisdiction of this Hon’ble Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the legality of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him while posted at the 2nd Battalion Headquarters, National Disaster Response Force, Digberia, District Barasat, West Bengal. The petitioner asserted this Hon’ble Court possessed territorial jurisdiction over the present lis, since the entire disciplinary action, including the Court of Inquiry and the consequential Record of Evidence proceedings, originated within the territorial limits of this Court and the relevant records continued to remain in the custody of the respondent authorities stationed at Digberia, Barasat.

2. The