IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH.

Reserved on: 04.03.2025.

Date of Decision: 11.03.2025.

TARSEM SINGH ... Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ... Respondent(s)

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

Present: Mr. Karan Nehra, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Arnav Kumar, Advocate, for the respondents.

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J.

1 Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 03.12.1997 (Annexure P-3) whereby the petitioner was removed from the Central Reserve Police Force (hereinafter referred to as ‘CRPF’) by respondent No.4- Commandant, 126^th Battalion, CRPF C/O 56 A.P.O. as also the order dated 16.07.1998 (Annexure P-6) whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order of removal had been dismissed by respondent No.3- Deputy Inspector General of Police, CRPF, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).

2 Briefly summarized the facts of the present case are that the petitioner joined CRPF as Constable/Driver on 16.11.1991 and underwent General and Technical Trade training till 22.09.1992. On successful completion of his training, he was posted at Mohali, Punjab from September, 1992 to October, 1994 and then at Guwahati, Assam from October, 1994 to April, 1997