# Civil Police Constable v. State of U.P. and Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 28 April 2016 in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 15815 of 2014, the Allahabad High Court (Coram: Tarun Agarwala, Prabhat Chandra Tripathi, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, Civil Police, U.P. Police, Police Station Refinery, Mathura.

- Register number: UP 85 CW 0002
- Case reference: Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 15815 of 2014
- Court and date: Allahabad High Court (Coram: Tarun Agarwala, Prabhat Chandra Tripathi, JJ.), 28 April 2016
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, Civil Police, U.P. Police, Police Station Refinery, Mathura
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Rule 4(1)(a)(i) of the U.P. Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991
- Finding of the Court (extract): “This callous and defiant approach of the petitioner is totally unsuitable in the police force. Discipline and adherence to the obedience is of paramount importance in a disciplined force like Uttar Pradesh Police.” (at para 11)
- 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://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/356535/pandhari-saroj-vs-state-of-up-and-others/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2016-0026)

**Record:** CW-2016-0026 (compiler id CWC-0962); case GAP3-6-002
**Title:** Civil Police Constable v. State of U.P. and Others
**Court:** Allahabad High Court; judges: Tarun Agarwala; Prabhat Chandra Tripathi
**Case number / citation:** Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 15815 of 2014
**Judgment:** 2016-04-28 (2016, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1998-12-30 (1998)
**Place:** Mathura, Uttar Pradesh; police station or unit: Police Station Refinery, District Mathura; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** U.P. Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991 Rule 4(1)(a)(i)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, Civil Police, U.P. Police, Police Station Refinery, Mathura (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Allahabad High Court (Division Bench, 28 April 2016) dismissed the writ petition of dismissed Civil Police Constable of Police Station Refinery, Mathura, and sustained his dismissal dated 28 February 2000 for unauthorised absence from 30 December 1998 to 31 March 1999 while assigned summons-service duty. The Court found his winter-illness alibi and belated medical certificate unconvincing, noting a record of 13 absences totalling 578 days, 15 minor penalties, three censures and adverse entries. The Court held his callous and defiant conduct rendered him unsuitable for a disciplined force and that dismissal would set an example. The approval (15 March 2001), revision rejection (30 April 2002) and Tribunal dismissal of the claim petition (12 December 2013) were left undisturbed, with no compensation ordered. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> This callous and defiant approach of the petitioner is totally unsuitable in the police force. Discipline and adherence to the obedience is of paramount importance in a disciplined force like Uttar Pradesh Police.

**Sources (1):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/356535/pandhari-saroj-vs-state-of-up-and-others/)
**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:** 11
**display title redacted:** Civil Police Constable v. State of U.P. 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': '2016-04-28', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Allahabad High Court', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Allahabad High Court upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 15815 of 2014', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/356535/pandhari-saroj-vs-state-of-up-and-others/', '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:** HC dismissed writ; constable's dismissal for repeated unauthorised absence sustained.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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