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CGHC010278542021 2026:CGHC:31149 NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPS No. 6219 of 2021

 Anupam Devnath S/o Shri Govind Devnath Aged About 32 Years Constable / G.D. C.I.S.F. Unit, S.E.C.L. Bilaspur, R/o Gevra Post Office Deepka, District Korba, Chhattisgarh, District : Korba,

Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s)

versus

1. Inspector General Kendriya Audhogik Suraksha Bal Madhya Khand Mukhyalaya Bhilai, District Durg, Chhattisgarh, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

2. Up Mahanirikshak, Kendriya Audhogik Suraksha Bal Madhya Kshetra Mukhyalaya Bhilai, District Durg, Chhattisgarh, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh

3. Commandent Kendriya Audhogik Suraksha Bal Ikai B.I.O.M.

Kirndul, District Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, District : Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner : Mr. Anupam Devnath, petitioner-in-person For Respondents : Mr. Abhishek Banjare, C.G.C.

Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Judgment On Board

22.7.2026

1) In this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the orders passed by

the disciplinary authority and appellate authority whereby penalty of reduction of pay by one stage for one year with cumulative

2 effect has been imposed.

2) Facts of present case are that initially petitioner was appointed to

the post of Constable GD in respondent department and on 1.7.2020, petitioner was issued a charge memo wherein following

allegation was made :-

आरो(cid:3)प बल संख्(cid:4) या(cid:7) 130117094, आर्ቌक/जी(cid:13)डी(cid:13) अनु(cid:17)पम दे(cid:21)वनु(cid:7)थ (निनुल(cid:4)निबत), क(cid:21) औसंब(cid:17) इक(cid:7)ई ब(cid:13)आईओएम निकरन्दुल ቛኋ(cid:7)र(cid:7) दिदेनु(cid:7)#क 23.06.2020 एव(cid:4) 24.06.2020 क$ सं$शल म(cid:13)निडीया(cid:7) प्ल(cid:21)टफॉ)म * (फॉ(cid:21) संब(cid:17)क) पर दे(cid:21)श क+ संनु(cid:21) (cid:7) एव(cid:4) अኚ᭽*संनि- नुक बल. क(cid:21) अधि0क(cid:7)रिरया. क(cid:21) ऊपर आपቈኌ4जीनुक दिटप्पቈኌ5या(cid:7)# प$स्ट क+ गई जी$ निक संमया-संमया पर सं$शल म(cid:13)निडीया(cid:7) ्ቚचा(cid:7)लनु क(cid:21) संब(cid:4) (cid:4)0 म: जी(cid:7)र(cid:13) दिदेश(cid:7)-निनुदे;श. क(cid:7) ्ቢ्ቖ उल्ल(cid:4)घनु है-। बल सं(cid:4)ख्या(cid:7) 130117094, आर्ቌक / जी(cid:13)डी(cid:13) अनु(cid:17)पम दे(cid:21)वनु(cid:7)थ (निनुल(cid:4)निबत) क(cid:21) इसं कC त्या सं(cid:21) बल क+ छनिव 0Fधिमल हुई है-। बल संदेस्या क(cid:7) उक्त कC त्या घ$र अनुश(cid:17) (cid:7)संनुहै(cid:13)नुत(cid:7) एव(cid:4) संमया-संमया पर सं$शल म(cid:13)निडीया(cid:7) ्ቚचा(cid:7)लनु सं(cid:4)ब(cid:4)धि0त जी(cid:7)र(cid:13) दिदेश(cid:7)-निनुदे;श. क+ अवहै(cid:21)लनु(cid:7)

क$ ्ቚदेቦኌशJत करत(cid:7) है-। अतK आर$प है-।

3) Petitioner filed reply to the charge memo on 9.7.2020. Thereafter,

disciplinary authority/ Commandant, CISF Unit B.I.O.M. Kirndul appointed Inquiry Officer and Presenting Officer on 13.7.2020. Prosecution examined its witnesses and exhibited the documents on 22.7.2020 and petitioner was afforded sufficient opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses on 25.7.2020. Subsequently, Inquiry Officer submitted its report on 12.8.2020. Disciplinary authority issued second show-cause notice and thereafter, penalty of reduction of pay by one stage in Pay Matrix-3 from Rs. 27,600/- to Rs. 26,800/- for one year with cumulative effect was inflicted upon

the petitioner vide order dated 7.9.2020.

4) Petitioner preferred departmental appeal before the Deputy

3 Inspector General, CISF Central Zone Headquarters, Bhilai and same was dismissed vide order dated 29.1.2021. Petitioner preferred revision before Inspector General, CISF Central Zone Headquarters, Bhilai and same was dismissed vide order dated

16.6.2021.

5) Petitioner-in-person submits penalty inflicted on him is wholly

excessive and disproportionate looking to the alleged misconduct and Inquiry Officer as well as Disciplinary Authority ought to have taken a lenient view as petitioner never intentionally posted anything on social media to insult Indian Army or Para-military Forces and the department failed to lead clinching evidence in order to establish that objectionable social media posts were uploaded by the peti