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Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955

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Kumar Atish Ranjan @ Atish RanjanversusThe Union of India

DISMISSED

Kumar Atish Ranjan, a Radio Operator in the Central Reserve Police Force, was compulsorily retired under Section 11(1) of the CRPF Act, 1949 and Rule 27 of the CRPF Rules, 1955. He filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking quashing of the retirement order, the appellate and revision …

850824165 EX.LNK GD GANESH DAS RAM CHANDRAversusUnion Of India & Others

The petitioner, a constable of the CRPF who had acquired substantive status, was compelled to resign in December 2000 to obtain leave for his ailing wife. He applied to withdraw his resignation on 17 January 2001, before the resignation became effective on 25 January 2001, and was subsequently …

Shahnawaz Ahmad @ Shahnawaz Itoo @ ShahnawazversusUnion of India

DISMISSED

Shahnawaz Ahmad, a former member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was dismissed in 2001 after being declared a deserter following an abduction during a sanctioned leave. He filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court in 2026 seeking quashing of the dismissal order and reinstatement with …

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.versusCONST SUNIL KUMAR

2023 INSC 55Appeal(s) allowed

Constable Sunil Kumar of the CRPF was found to have consumed liquor and threatened senior officers, an act of insubordination and misconduct. After a departmental enquiry, the disciplinary authority dismissed him under Section 11 of the CRPF Act, 1949, following Rule 27 of the CRPF Rules, 1955, and …

SATISH CHANDRA YADAVversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS

2022 INSC 1024Dismissed

The appellants, Satish Chandra Yadav and Pushpendra Kumar Yadav, were dismissed from the CRPF while on probation after it was discovered that they had answered "No" to questions about pending criminal cases in the verification Form-25, despite an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings against them. …

STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS.versusCHETAN JEFF

2022 INSC 556Appeal(s) allowed

The State of Rajasthan recruited constables and the petitioner, Chetan Jeff, applied claiming no criminal antecedents, while a pending FIR under Sections 143, 341 and 336 IPC existed. The recruitment authority rejected his candidature for suppressing this material fact and making a false …

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.versusEX. CONSTABLE RAM KARAN

2021 INSC 715Appeal(s) allowed

Constable Ram Karan of the CRPF assaulted a doctor and falsely accused him of sexual harassment. A departmental inquiry under Rule 27 of the CRPF Rules found the charges proved and imposed removal from service, which was affirmed by the appellate and revisional authorities. The Delhi High Court …

BOBINDRA KUMAR & ANR.versusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2019 INSC 966Dismissed

The case concerned seniority of Sub‑Inspectors (General Duty) in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Direct recruits were selected through a 2007 advertisement, allotted to units on 5 October 2009 and issued offer letters in mid‑October 2009, reporting for training in January 2010. Promotee …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusSITARAM MISHRA AND ANR.

2019 INSC 749Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a constable of the CRPF, was dismissed after a disciplinary enquiry found him guilty of misconduct for carelessly handling his loaded 9 mm carbine, which discharged eight rounds and killed a fellow constable. The same incident led to a criminal trial under Section 304 IPC, from which …

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.versusDILER SINGH

2016 INSC 479Appeal(s) allowed

Constable Oiler Singh of the CRPF left his camp without permission, consumed alcohol and quarrelled with civilians. The disciplinary authority dismissed him under Section 11(1) of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949. Singh filed a civil suit seeking a declaration that the dismissal was …

SANJAY KUMAR SINGHversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2011 INSC 654Dismissed

Four CRPF personnel survived an ambush on 13 March 1999 in which five members of their escort vehicle were killed. They were charged with disobedience of orders, gross misconduct and cowardice, and a departmental inquiry found them guilty, leading to their dismissal. The appellants challenged the …

DAYA SHANKAR YADAVversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2010 INSC 809Dismissed

The appellant, Daya Shankar Yadav, was appointed as a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force in 2003. In the verification roll he filled in July 2004, he answered ‘no’ to questions asking whether he had ever been arrested, prosecuted, detained, fined or convicted, despite a criminal case …

ANGAD DASversusUNION OF INDIA & ORS.

2010 INSC 111Appeal(s) allowed

Angad Das, a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force, was compulsorily retired in 1996 after an enquiry found his date of birth to be false. He wrote a humble letter to the DIG requesting re‑employment on compassionate grounds, but the DIG treated the letter as an appeal under Rule 28 of the …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusAMAR SINGH

2007 INSC 1183Appeal(s) allowed

Amar Singh, a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was found after 29 years of service to have entered the force using a fictitious school leaving certificate. A departmental enquiry confirmed the fraud, leading to his dismissal under Section 11(1) of the CRPF Act, 1949 and Rule 27 …

KANAILAL BERAversusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

2007 INSC 973Case Partly allowed

The appellant, a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force, was repeatedly disciplined for unauthorized absence, culminating in dismissal after a departmental inquiry found some charges partially proved. He challenged the dismissal, but his appeal and subsequent writ petition were dismissed due …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANRversusS.S. AHLUWALIA

2007 INSC 865Case Partly allowed

S.S. Ahluwalia, a CRPF officer, applied for voluntary retirement effective 1 July 1993; the request was initially rejected but later accepted on 23 February 1994 and he was relieved on 2 March 1994. While his retirement was pending, disciplinary proceedings were continued and resulted in a penalty …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.versusS.S. GILL

2007 INSC 765Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined whether Short Service Commissioned Officers transferred from the Army to the CRPF could have their previous Army service counted for seniority under Rule 8(b)(i) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955. The Union of India argued that the rule does not allow such …

UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.versusBASHIRBHAI R. KHILIJI

2007 INSC 600Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force, was invalidated after contracting pyogenic meningitis and suffering bilateral deafness while on duty. He applied for an invalid pension but was denied on the ground that he had not completed the ten years of qualifying service required …

RAM SARANversusI.G. OF POLICE, CRPF AND ORS.

2006 INSC 66Dismissed

Ram Saran was appointed as a Constable in the Central Reserve Police Force by falsifying his date of birth on a school certificate. After 27 years of service, a departmental enquiry found him guilty of furnishing false information to secure appointment, a violation of Section 11(1) of the CRPF Act …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusGULAM MOHD. BHAT

2005 INSC 511Appeal(s) allowed

Gulam Mohd. Bhat, a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force, overstayed his sanctioned leave by 315 days. The competent authority initiated departmental proceedings and, invoking Section 11(1) of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 and Rule 27 of the 1955 Rules, ordered his removal from …

SMT. KANTA DEVIversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

2003 INSC 175Disposed off

The appellant, Kanta Devi, challenged the dismissal of her husband, a Subedar (Inspector) of the CRPF, which was ordered by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) under the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955. The High Court had quashed the dismissal, holding that prior approval of the Inspector …

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.versusP. THAYAGARAJAN

1998 INSC 440Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a Sub‑Inspector of the CRPF, was charged with disobeying transfer orders, neglect of duty and misconduct. During the departmental enquiry, the Enquiry Officer treated letters from two witnesses—one for the department and one for the respondent—as oral statements, despite the …

R.C. SAHI AND ORS. ETC.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1998 INSC 418Dismissed

The petitioners, former Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs) in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), challenged the seniority list prepared by the Union of India, alleging that the list improperly accounted for their past Army service. The Court examined whether the 1967 Rules on ECOs applied …

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.versusR.C. DSOUZA

1987 INSC 57Appeal(s) allowed

R.C.D. Souza, a retired Indian Army officer, was recruited as an Assistant Commandant in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) under Rule 105(3‑A) and later promoted on a temporary basis to Commandant. In 1976 he was informed that, under the then‑applicable Rule 107(2) of the CRPF Rules, he was …