SC says dismissal of CRPF man for brawl correct

The observation came as the Apex Court allowed an appeal filed by the Centre against a High Court verdict upholding a trial court order directing reinstatement of a CRPF constable in service along with arrears of pay and allowances and other consequential benefits.

 CRPF constable Diler Singh was dismissed from service after a departmental enquiry held that on June 22, 2001 he had left the campus in Narnaul in Haryana without permission, went to the market, consumed liquor and quarrelled with some civilians.

“It is a conduct in public which has compelled the authority to think and, rightly so, that the behaviour is totally indisciplined. The respondent (constable), if we allow ourselves to say so, has given indecent burial to self- control, diligence and strength of will-power,” a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and NV Ramana said. The Apex Court further said that as a member of a disciplined force like CRPF, such behavior was not expected of him.