The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed the dismissal of a CRPF constable, found guilty of being drunk on duty, holding the punishment to be ‘extremely harsh’ and ‘disproportionate to the misconduct’ and contrary to principles of natural justice.

Allowing the plea, a bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vimal Kumar Yadav observed the extreme penalty as ‘highly disproportionate’ to the misconduct involved and would shock the ‘conscience of the writ court.’

The court described the dismissal order of the disciplinary authority as ‘career death and practically a civil death in the case of a government servant.’

Observing the suffering of the constable for nearly 20 years since his dismissal, the high court modified the punishment to the stoppage of his two annual grade increments. It furthe

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