IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 185 of 2010 Devi Dutt Sharma ….…… Appellant. Versus Union of India and others ………. Respondents. Mr. Manoj Tiwari, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sandeep Adhikari, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Pradeep Joshi, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Vikas Pandey, Standing Counsel for the Union of India / respondents. Date of Judgment: 16.09.2011 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble U.C. Dhyani, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) The appellant was serving at Tripura as a Sub Inspector in the Central Reserve Police Force. While serving at Tripura, an incident took place. In relation thereto, a disciplinary proceeding was initiated. That resulted in passing of an order dismissing the appellant from the Central Reserve Police Force. While disciplinary proceeding was conducted at Tripura; the order of punishment was passed at Rampur, situated in the State of Uttar Pradesh, and the same was served upon the appellant at Tripura. 2. In such view of the matter, no part of the cause of action for challenging the said disciplinary order arose within the jurisdiction of this Court and at the same time, none of the respondents to the writ petition is also within the jurisdiction of this Court. On that ground alone, the writ petition ought to have had been dismissed, instead, the learned Judge, by rendering the judgment and order under appeal, went into merits of the case. 3. We, accordingly, set aside the judgment and order under appeal and at the same time, dismiss the writ petition on the ground that this Court had no territorial jurisdiction to entertain the writ petition. (U.C. Dhyani, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 16.09.2011 16.09.2011 Amit