# West Bengal Police Sub-Inspector v. State of West Bengal and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 29 May 1969 in Civil Rule No. 1305(W) of 1965, the Calcutta High Court (Coram: D. Basu, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Sub-Inspector, West Bengal Police, 24 Parganas.

- Register number: WB 19 CW 0001
- Case reference: Civil Rule No. 1305(W) of 1965 / AIR 1970 Cal 384
- Court and date: Calcutta High Court (Coram: D. Basu, J.), 29 May 1969
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, West Bengal Police, 24 Parganas
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 29 of the Police Act, 1861; Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Consequently, the instant case would fall under the purview of Proviso (a) to Article 311(2) of the Constitution.” (at para 19)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/56886/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1969-0002)

**Record:** CW-1969-0002 (compiler id CWC-1151); case GAP3-28-004
**Title:** West Bengal Police Sub-Inspector v. State of West Bengal and Others
**Court:** Calcutta High Court; judges: D. Basu
**Case number / citation:** Civil Rule No. 1305(W) of 1965 / AIR 1970 Cal 384
**Judgment:** 1969-05-29 (1969, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1960-01-01 (1960)
**Place:** South 24 Parganas, West Bengal (district at time: 24 Parganas); city town: Alipore; police station or unit: West Bengal Police, 24 Parganas (District Enforcement); force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** Police Act 1861 s.29; Constitution Art. 311(2)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, West Bengal Police, 24 Parganas (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

Sub-Inspector, District Enforcement Officer of 24 Parganas, refused to comply with a December 1959 transfer order to Nadia, was convicted under section 29 of the Police Act by the Alipore Magistrate on 25 November 1961 (fine Rs 100), and his appeal and revision failed. The SP 24 Parganas recommended dismissal, effected on 2 July 1964 with DIG approval. The court held a section 29 conviction is a conviction on a criminal charge under proviso (a) to Article 311(2), so no inquiry was needed before dismissal. The Rule was made absolute only to the extent of granting full emoluments for the pre-dismissal period 2 January 1960 to 2 July 1964. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Consequently, the instant case would fall under the purview of Proviso (a) to Article 311(2) of the Constitution.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/56886/); [sooperkanoon.com](https://sooperkanoon.com/case/createfile/859505/tp:pd)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** other
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** 19
**display title redacted:** West Bengal Police Sub-Inspector v. State of West Bengal and Others
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '1969-05-29', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Calcutta High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Calcutta High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'AIR 1970 Cal 384', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/56886/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://sooperkanoon.com/case/createfile/859505/tp:pd', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** other
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** Calcutta HC upheld dismissal founded on s.29 Police Act conviction via Art 311(2)(a); relief limited to back emoluments for 2 Jan 1960-2 Jul 1964.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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