Gaurav Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CISF Constable disciplinary punishment upheld; five days' pay deduction for gross indiscipline (interference between senior officers; threatening words toward Shift In-charge); Article 226 limited judicial review — Court does not sit in appeal over disciplinary findings, no reappreciation unless perverse or patently illegal; cross-examination of preliminary-inquiry witnesses denied as petitioner evaded inquiry despite multiple opportunities; eye-witness testimony sufficient (prima facie case); CCTV footage immaterial (incident outside coverage; preponderance of probabilities standard); forum non conveniens (Uttar Pradesh incident; Allahabad High Court petitions pending) but heard on merits; writ petition dismissed. W.P.(C) 4831/2026, decided 13.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Judicial review under Article 226 is very limited: this Court does not sit in appeal over the findings of the Disciplinary Authority, will not assume the role of Appellate or Revisional Authority, will not substitute its own opinion as a matter of routine, and reappreciation of evidence and arrival of findings of fact is impermissible unless the findings are shown to be perverse or patently illegal.