New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition of a CISF Sub-Inspector, who had challenged disciplinary action taken against him for sexually harassing a woman colleague, observing that his conduct was unbecoming of an officer in uniform.

A Division Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav, while upholding the punishment imposed on him, said that the petitioner, who was already married, had "no business to indulge in a relationship with another lady and send vulgar messages."

The Court emphasised that the principles of natural justice were duly followed during the inquiry and that no extraneous material had been considered by the disciplinary or revisional authorities.

It noted, "The peti...