Calcutta High Court reinstates CISF constable after 11 years

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has decided to reinstate a CISF constable after he lost his job 11 years ago. The constable was removed from service in 2014 following a scuffle at a New Delhi metro station. The court's decision came from a division bench of justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Partha Sarathi Chatterjee. They believed that a minor penalty would be enough for the constable's actions. The case was previously dismissed by a disciplinary authority, which ruled the constable acted erratically while on duty. The judges took into account that the constable's actions did not involve serious misconduct, such as corruption or fraud. They noted that his integrity was not questioned, and the CCTV footage reviewed did not capture the full context of the incident. The court also considered the constable's age, as he is now about 43 years old, and how the punishment affected his ability to earn a living. The judges pointed out that the case had not adequately addressed both the aggravating and mitigating factors involved.