No Relief From Bombay HC to CISF Guard Dismissed From Service For Sleeping While On Duty At Thermal Power Plant

DN Bureau

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable dismissed from service for sleeping while on duty at the Mauda Thermal Power Plant in Nagpur. Read on for details:

Bombay High Court (File)
Bombay High Court (File)


Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable dismissed from service for sleeping while on duty at the Mauda Thermal Power Plant in Nagpur, noting he was the member of a disciplined force entrusted to guard an establishment of public importance.

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A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Abhay Ahuja on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Kyatale Santosh Ramesh, who was dismissed from the CISF in March 2021 for indiscipline and sleeping on duty.

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Ramesh was posted as a guard at one of the watchtowers at the thermal power plant in Nagpur. (PTI)










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