Overview
- A bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vimal Kumar Yadav set aside the CISF’s October 26, 2005 compulsory retirement order against former Assistant Commandant R.S. Yadav.
- The court directed that Yadav be deemed to have served until superannuation, with his pension recalculated on a notional basis without arrears.
- Judges noted Yadav had been cleared in earlier inquiries before senior officials ordered yet another preliminary probe that led to punishment.
- The ruling described the complaint by a woman constable as suggestive of vengeance or ulterior motive, emphasizing that the allegations lacked corroboration.
- The case arose from Yadav’s posting at the CISF unit in Dhankuni, West Bengal, and the court recorded that the 72-year-old petitioner was not seeking monetary gains.