# Union of India & Ors. v. CRPF Constable-Driver

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## Report card

By judgment dated 11 November 2021 in Civil Appeal No. 6723 of 2021, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable-Driver, CRPF, 120 Bn.

- Register number: HR 03 CW 0005
- Case reference: Civil Appeal No. 6723 of 2021 / (2022) 1 SCC 373; 2021 SCC OnLine SC 1041
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: Ajay Rastogi, Abhay S. Oka, JJ.), 11 November 2021
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable-Driver, CRPF, 120 Bn
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as removed from service.
- Provisions invoked: Section 11(1) of the CRPF Act, 1949; Rule 27 of the CRPF Rules, 1955
- Finding of the Court (extract): “What punishment was required to be imposed, in the facts and circumstances of the case, was a matter which fell exclusively within the jurisdiction of the competent authority and the interference made by the High Court is in a cavalier …” (at para 26)
- 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.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/union-of-india-vs-ex-constable-ram-karan-ll-2021-sc-640-1-403881.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2021-0019)

**Record:** CW-2021-0019 (compiler id CWC-1120); case GAP3-134-002
**Title:** Union of India & Ors. v. CRPF Constable-Driver
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: Ajay Rastogi; Abhay S. Oka
**Case number / citation:** Civil Appeal No. 6723 of 2021 / (2022) 1 SCC 373; 2021 SCC OnLine SC 1041
**Judgment:** 2021-11-11 (2021, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2003-09-12 (2003)
**Place:** Panchkula, Haryana; city town: Pinjore; police station or unit: CRPF Group Centre, Pinjore; force: central_armed
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** CRPF Act 1949 s.11(1); CRPF Rules 1955 Rule 27
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable-Driver, CRPF, 120 Bn (1 in record)
**Victims:** Pinjore resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Supreme Court of India records the following account. On 12 September 2003 the respondent, a CRPF constable-driver attached to the Group Centre and posted at Pinjore, forcibly entered a government doctor chamber demanding attestation of a medical-reimbursement claim and, on refusal, abused and struck the doctor causing facial injury; he then lodged a false complaint alleging the doctor had harassed his wife. Both charges were held proved in a Rule 27 inquiry and removal from service was imposed on 14 July 2004, upheld in departmental appeal and revision. The Delhi High Court upheld the findings but substituted removal with confinement in the quarter-guard plus reinstatement. The Supreme Court held the quantum of punishment lies exclusively with the disciplinary authority, allowed the Union appeal and quashed the High Court judgment, restoring the removal.

> What punishment was required to be imposed, in the facts and circumstances of the case, was a matter which fell exclusively within the jurisdiction of the competent authority and the interference made by the High Court is in a cavalier manner while recording the finding of penalty to be disproportionate without taking into consideration the seriousness of the misconduct committed by the respondent which is unpardonable and not sustainable in law.

**Sources (1):** [livelaw.in](https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/union-of-india-vs-ex-constable-ram-karan-ll-2021-sc-640-1-403881.pdf)
**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:** 26
**display title redacted:** Union of India & Ors. v. CRPF Constable-Driver
**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': '2021-11-11', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Supreme Court of India', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Supreme Court of India upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': '(2022) 1 SCC 373; 2021 SCC OnLine SC 1041', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/union-of-india-vs-ex-constable-ram-karan-ll-2021-sc-640-1-403881.pdf', '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:** SC allowed UOI appeal; removal of CRPF constable-driver for assault on doctor restored.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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