IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

203 Date of decision: 05.08.2025 CHHOTE LAL ......Petitioner VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ *****

Present: - Mr. Ravinder Malik, Advocate and Mr. Anuj Malik, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Karan Kumar Jund, Senior Panel Counsel for respondents-Union of India.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

Seeking setting aside of the order dated 30.01.1995 passed by respondent No.3-Commandant, 35 Battalion, Border Security Force, Amritsar, and the subsequent dismissal of the appeal by the Director General, Border Security Force, New Delhi, vide order dated 11.12.1998, the instant writ petition has been filed.

2. Briefly the facts are that the petitioner was recruited as a Constable (General Duty) on 01.02.1990 and was subsequently posted to the 35 Battalion. On account of the petitioner’s unauthorized absence from 13.07.1994 to 30.01.1995, a punishment of dismissal from service was imposed upon him. This disciplinary action was taken invoking the powers conferred by Section 11(2) of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (hereinafter referred to as “the BSF Act, 1968”), read with R