New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the dismissal of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable who misbehaved with his senior under intoxication, saying misconduct and insubordination cannot be tolerated in a disciplined force. A bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar quashed an order of the Rajasthan High Court which had set aside the penalty imposed by the disciplinary authority and directed reinstatement of the constable in service with notional benefits without any back wages.
"The misconduct of misbehaving with superior/senior officer and of insubordination can be said to be a very serious misconduct and cannot be tolerated in a disciplined force like CRPF and therefore, as such the Division Bench of the High Court is not justified in observing that on the proved charges and misconduct penalty of dismissal can be said to be disproportionate," the bench said.