# Union of India & Ors. v. CISF Constable

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## Report card

By judgment dated 23 November 2022 in Civil Appeal Nos. 7939-7942 of 2022, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Constable, CISF Unit KoPT Kolkata.

- Register number: WB 01 CW 0009
- Case reference: Civil Appeal Nos. 7939-7942 of 2022 / 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1617
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: D.Y. Chandrachud, Hima Kohli, JJ.), 23 November 2022
- Officer(s) at the material time: Constable, CISF Unit KoPT Kolkata
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as compulsorily retired.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “In our view, the penalty of dismissal from service imposed on the respondent is commensurate with the gross negligence and dereliction of duty on his part.” (at para 30)
- 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://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2022/4532/4532_2022_1_1502_39982_Judgement_23-Nov-2022.pdf); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2022-0034)

**Record:** CW-2022-0034 (compiler id CWC-1121); case GAP3-134-003
**Title:** Union of India & Ors. v. CISF Constable
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: D.Y. Chandrachud; Hima Kohli
**Case number / citation:** Civil Appeal Nos. 7939-7942 of 2022 / 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1617
**Judgment:** 2022-11-23 (2022, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2007-11-07 (2007)
**Place:** Kolkata, West Bengal; city town: Kolkata; police station or unit: CISF Unit KoPT Kolkata; force: central_armed
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Constable, CISF Unit KoPT Kolkata (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Supreme Court of India records the following account. Constable of the CISF Unit at Kolkata Port Trust was on armed C-shift guard at the Alif Nagar Scrap Yard, Garden Reach, on the night of 7/8 November 2007, when about 800 kg of copper wire was stolen from the yard and intercepted by local police outside the port. Charged with gross negligence and dereliction of duty plus an incorrigible record of eight punishments in thirteen years, he was dismissed on 27 November 2008 after inquiry, upheld in departmental appeal and revision. A Single Judge of the Calcutta High Court substituted compulsory retirement and the Division Bench ordered reinstatement with back wages. The Supreme Court held the dismissal commensurate with the misconduct and past record, allowed the Union appeals, dismissed the constable appeals and restored the dismissal.

> In our view, the penalty of dismissal from service imposed on the respondent is commensurate with the gross negligence and dereliction of duty on his part.

**Sources (2):** [api.sci.gov.in](https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2022/4532/4532_2022_1_1502_39982_Judgement_23-Nov-2022.pdf); [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92994769/)
**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:** 30
**display title redacted:** Union of India & Ors. v. CISF Constable
**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': '2022-11-23', '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 SCC OnLine SC 1617', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2022/4532/4532_2022_1_1502_39982_Judgement_23-Nov-2022.pdf', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92994769/', '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 appeals; dismissal of CISF constable for guard-duty negligence restored.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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