# CISF Constable vs The Union of India and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 30 October 2015 in W.P.(S) No. 3911 of 2007, the Jharkhand High Court (Coram: Pramath Patnaik, J.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, CISF Unit, Heavy Engineering Corporation, Ranchi.

- Register number: JH 01 CW 0008
- Case reference: W.P.(S) No. 3911 of 2007
- Court and date: Jharkhand High Court (Coram: Pramath Patnaik, J.), 30 October 2015
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, CISF Unit, Heavy Engineering Corporation, Ranchi
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 30 of the CISF Rules, 1969; Rule 36 of the CISF Rules, 2001
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Furthermore, the petitioner has been examined by Dr. S.K. Kisku and the medical report of Dr. Kisku finds corroboration in the inquiry conducted by the inquiry officer. Therefore, the conclusion is irresistible that the petitioner consumed alcohol.” (at para 8(a))
- 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/11324583/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2015-0032)

**Record:** CW-2015-0032 (compiler id CWC-1033); case GAP3-105-034
**Title:** CISF Constable vs The Union of India and Others
**Court:** Jharkhand High Court; judges: Pramath Patnaik
**Case number / citation:** W.P.(S) No. 3911 of 2007
**Judgment:** 2015-10-30 (2015, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2001-10-15 (2001)
**Place:** Ranchi, Jharkhand; city town: Ranchi; police station or unit: CISF Unit, Heavy Engineering Corporation, Ranchi; force: central_armed
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** CISF Rules 1969 Rule 30; CISF Rules 2001 Rule 36
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, CISF Unit, Heavy Engineering Corporation, Ranchi (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Jharkhand High Court (Pramath Patnaik J.) dismissed a CISF constable's writ against his dismissal dated 29 July 2002. The court found he was drunk on firing-point duty at HEC Ranchi on 15 October 2001 and disobeyed a lawful order to deposit his rifle, against a record of one major and 18 minor prior punishments. It held that punishment choice lies exclusively with the competent authority and no interference on quantum was warranted. The dismissal, already affirmed in appeal and revision, therefore stands.

> Furthermore, the petitioner has been examined by Dr. S.K. Kisku and the medical report of Dr. Kisku finds corroboration in the inquiry conducted by the inquiry officer. Therefore, the conclusion is irresistible that the petitioner consumed alcohol.

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/11324583/)
**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:** 8(a)
**display title redacted:** CISF Constable vs The Union of India 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': '2015-10-30', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Jharkhand High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Jharkhand High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'W.P.(S) No. 3911 of 2007', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/11324583/', '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:** Writ dismissed; CISF dismissal for drunkenness and disobedience upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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