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

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay W.P.A. 25799 of 2007 Mani Kant Singh -Vs-

Union of India & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. K.B. S. Mahapatra Mr. Aditya Shit For the Respondents/CISF : Mr. Uttam Basak Judgment on : 22.05.2026 Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.:-

1. The writ petitioner introduced himself as a member of the Central Industrial Security Force presently attached to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, though at the material point of time he had been serving at Bagdogra Airport in the district of Darjeeling. According to the petitioner, the Unit at Bagdogra Airport functioned under the supervision of Shri Rohitashwa Kumar, Deputy Commandant, whose disposition towards the petitioner, as alleged, was marked by personal hostility and a sustained endeavour to implicate him on grounds wholly unconnected with the faithful discharge of official duty. The petitioner asserted that notwithstanding his diligence, discipline and unwavering devotion to service, the Deputy Commandant remained dissatisfied and persistently searched for occasions to bring the petitioner within the