Civil Court Can’t Decide On Challenge To Orders Passed By CISF Disciplinary Authority: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Ashok KM

20 Oct 2016 6:07 AM GMT

  • Civil Court Can’t Decide On Challenge To Orders Passed By CISF Disciplinary Authority: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

    The Delhi High Court in Union of India vs. Braham Pal Singh, has held that a civil court would have no jurisdiction to try and decide a challenge to the orders passed by the disciplinary/statutory authorities under Sections 8 and 9 of the CISF Act.Allowing the second appeal preferred by Union of India, the high court dismissed a suit filed by one Braham Pal Singh, challenging the orders passed...

    The Delhi High Court in Union of India vs. Braham Pal Singh, has held that a civil court would have no jurisdiction to try and decide a challenge to the orders passed by the disciplinary/statutory authorities under Sections 8 and 9 of the CISF Act.

    Allowing the second appeal preferred by Union of India, the high court dismissed a suit filed by one Braham Pal Singh, challenging the orders passed by the statutory authorities under Sections 8 and 9 of the CISF Act.

    Justice Valmiki J Mehta, referring to Union of India & Ors. Vs. Ishwar Singh, observed that since disciplinary proceedings of employees of CISF are statutory proceedings under Sections 8 and 9 of the CISF Act, 1968, hence such decisions of the statutory authorities achieve finality, unless they are challenged by means of filing of a writ petition in this court under Article 226 and/or Article 227 of the Constitution of India.

    In Sh. Ishwar Singh case, the Delhi High Court had held that once the decisions of the statutory authorities under Sections 8 and 9 of the CISF Act are not challenged by filing of a writ petition, such decisions operate as res judicata in view of the general nature of the principles of res judicata.

    Read the Judgment here.



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