# Union of India & Ors. v. CRPF Head Constable

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## Report card

By judgment dated 8 May 2024 in Civil Appeal No. 6135 of 2024 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 4106 of 2021), the Supreme Court of India (Coram: D. Y. Chandrachud, Manoj Misra, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Head Constable, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

- Register number: OD 00 CW 0002
- Case reference: Civil Appeal No. 6135 of 2024 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 4106 of 2021) / 2024 INSC 392; 2024 SCC OnLine SC 845
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: D. Y. Chandrachud, Manoj Misra, JJ.), 8 May 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time: Head Constable, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
- Present service status: Recorded in the cited sources as compulsorily retired.
- Provisions invoked: Section 11 of the CRPF Act, 1949; Rule 27 of the CRPF Rules
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Rather, considering his past service, already a sympathetic view has been taken in the matter and no further latitude need be shown to the respondent who was part of a disciplined force and has been found guilty of assaulting his …” (at para 35)
- 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/190417882/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2024-0036)

**Record:** CW-2024-0036 (compiler id CWC-1124); case GAP3-135-003
**Title:** Union of India & Ors. v. CRPF Head Constable
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: D. Y. Chandrachud; Manoj Misra
**Case number / citation:** Civil Appeal No. 6135 of 2024 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 4106 of 2021) / 2024 INSC 392; 2024 SCC OnLine SC 845
**Judgment:** 2024-05-08 (2024, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2005-06-18 (2005)
**Place:** Odisha; police station or unit: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Forest Camp Training; force: central_armed
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** CRPF Act 1949 s.11; CRPF Rules Rule 27
**Officers (gated display forms):** Head Constable, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) (1 in record)
**Victims:** Odisha resident (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The judgment of the Supreme Court of India records the following account. CRPF Head Constable was charged with abusing and assaulting Hawaldar an Odisha resident with a stick on 18 June 2005 during Forest Camp Training, with injuries confirmed medically. He was compulsorily retired on 16 February 2006 after an inquiry found the charges proved. The Supreme Court held Rule 27 CRPF Rules intra vires, found no perversity in the enquiry, and held the penalty not shockingly disproportionate for a member of a disciplined force. It allowed the Union's appeal, set aside the Orissa High Court orders, dismissed the writ petition, and affirmed compulsory retirement.

> Rather, considering his past service, already a sympathetic view has been taken in the matter and no further latitude need be shown to the respondent who was part of a disciplined force and has been found guilty of assaulting his colleague.

**Sources (3):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/190417882/); [lawbeat.in](https://lawbeat.in/top-stories/supreme-court-upholds-compulsory-retirement-crpf-head-constable); [scconline.com](https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/05/20/punishment-of-compulsory-retirement-crpf-rules-intra-vires-crpf-act-supreme-court-answers/)
**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:** 35
**display title redacted:** Union of India & Ors. v. CRPF Head 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': '2024-05-08', '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': '2024 INSC 392; 2024 SCC OnLine SC 845', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/190417882/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://lawbeat.in/top-stories/supreme-court-upholds-compulsory-retirement-crpf-head-constable', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2024/05/20/punishment-of-compulsory-retirement-crpf-rules-intra-vires-crpf-act-supreme-court-answers/', '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 judgment verified; CRPF head constable's compulsory retirement for assaulting colleague affirmed (disciplinary_upheld).
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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