Supreme Court fines Centre ₹25,000 over CISF reinstatement appeal
India
The Supreme Court has fined the Union government ₹25,000 for filing what it called an unnecessary appeal after the Punjab and Haryana High Court reinstated a CISF constable who was dismissed for unauthorized absence of 11 days and allegedly connived with another CISF constable's daughter to leave Mumbai and attend her wedding with his younger brother at Arya Samaj Mandir, Raipur.
The High Court felt his removal was too harsh and ordered his job back with continuity of service.
SC rejects Centre, criticizes government appeals
The Center argued he shouldn't get back wages since he wasn't working, but the Supreme Court disagreed, saying dragging out cases like this only clogs up courts.
The judges even pointed out that government appeals are a big reason why court backlogs keep growing.