IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 13.01.2025 SUKHVEER ... Petitioner VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ.

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Present: Mr. Akash Kundu, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Anita Balyan, Sr. Panel Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)

Challenging the order dated 23.12.2016 (Annexure P-5), whereby the claim of the petitioner for reinstatement in service was rejected, the petitioner has approached this Court.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was appointed as Constable/GD on 20.12.2012 in Sashastra Seema Bal (hereinafter referred to as ‘SSB’) and allotted 60^th Battalion vide FHQ, SSB, New Delhi memorandum No.2/31/12/SSB(SSP)/Rectt(GD)/Pers-II/44821-44823 dated 27.11.2012. On having been selected and appointed to the said post, he was sent for training at RTC SSB, Alwar (Rajasthan). Each recruited candidate was required to submit a ‘form of enrollment’. The same was filled up and submitted by him on 18.03.2013. Paragraph No.12 of the said ‘form of enrollment’ sought information about the criminal proceedings, if any. A candidate was required to