Jharkhand HC Converts CISF Personnel’s Dismissal to Compulsory Retirement in Widow’s Plea

Jayanti Devi Urmaliya Vs Union of India (Jharkhand High Court) Jharkhand High Court, in the case of Jayanti Devi Urmaliya Vs Union of India, has modified the dismissal order of a late Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, converting it to compulsory retirement. The ruling came in response to a writ petition filed by the deceased personnel’s widow, challenging the legality of the dismissal which occurred after a departmental inquiry despite his acquittal in a related criminal case. The case originated from events in 1997 when the petitioner’s husband, a CISF personnel ...