PATNA, India, Feb. 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 6:
Heard learned Advocates for the parties.
2. A Constable was proceeded against departmentally for remaining absent unauthorisedly for a period of 13 days. He had remained absent earlier for 36 days also. These two unauthorised absence of the concerned Sepoy led to his being charge-sheeted on 17.09.2011 and in the departmental proceeding, he was saddled with the imposition of penalty of compulsory retirement on 20.03.2012.
3. He challenged the aforenoted punishment primarily on the ground of it being disproportionate and harsh, which was allowed by the learned Single Judge vide his judgment dated 31.08.2022 passed in CWJC No. 10065 of 2013. The learned Singl...