In Brief
A Border Security Force Constable, employed since 1991, assaulted his superior officer with a rifle butt and torch in 2000, causing serious injuries including a fractured scapula and eye injuries. After a departmental inquiry, he was dismissed. The High Court reduced the punishment to stoppage of three increments and ordered reinstatement. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order, holding that assault on a superior officer by a member of a disciplined force warrants severe punishment. The Court restored the original dismissal order, emphasizing that the seriousness of the injury and the disciplined nature of the force justified the maximum penalty.
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