IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

201 Decided on : 28.08.2025 EX. CONST. RAJESH KUMAR . .Appellant Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI PRESENT: Mr. Rajesh Narang, Advocate for Mr. D. S. Kauntae, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Brijeshwar Singh Kanwar, Senior Panel Counsel for respondents- UOI.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral)

1. In the present appeal, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 03.04.2012 passed by learned Single Bench by which, the writ petition filed by the appellant herein challenging the order passed by Summary Security Force Court, by which he has been dismissed from service, has been rejected, which is causing prejudice to the appellant.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant argues that the allegations levelled against the appellant were that he was in an inebriated state while he was performing the duties assigned to him and while performing his duties he had fired 13 rounds by using a fire arm without any plausible reason. Learned counsel for the appellant further submits that the proceedings initiated before the Summary Security Force Court a dec