IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No.99 of 2011 IN CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No. 2933 of 2010 WITH INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION No. 481 of 2011 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL No. 99 of 2011 ==================================================== Dinesh Paswan, son of Late Sita Ram Paswan, resident of Village- Sahari, P.S. Barh, District-Patna. …. …. Petitioner/Appellant Versus 1. The Union of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi. 2. The Director General of C.R.P.F., C.R.P.F. Head Quarter, New Delhi. 3. The I.G., C.R.P.F., Special Sector, C.R.P.F. Old Secretariat, New Delhi. 4. The D.I.R., C.R.P.F., Gwalior (M.P.). 5. The D.I.G., C.R.P.F., Eastern Sector, Patna. 6. The Commandant, 119 B.N., C.R.P.F., through D.I.R., C.R.P.F., Eastern Sector, Patna. …. …. Respondents ==================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Dhaneshwar Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the Respondent: Mr. Mithilesh Kumar Rai, Sr. Panel Counsel with For the UoI : Mr. Shiv Kumar, C.G.C. ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4. 7.2.2011. Interlocutory Application No. 481 of 2011: - This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act is filed by the appellant for condonation of delay of 174 days occurred in filing the Letters Patent Appeal. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the delay is condoned. Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. Letters Patent Appeal No. 99 of 2011: - This appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters - 2 - Patent arises from the judgment and order dated 5th April 2010 passed by the learned single Judge in above C.W.J.C. No. 2933 of 2010. On 7th February 1996 the appellant-writ petitioner was appointed as a Cook in the 119 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force (hereinafter referred to as “the C.R.P.F.”) as Scheduled Tribe candidate. Ten years after his appointment it was noticed that the Scheduled Tribe certificate produced by the appellant was a forged document. A departmental proceeding was initiated against the appellant. After due enquiry the appellant was found to have secured employment on the basis of the forged caste certificate purportedly issued on 5th November 1994 by the Block Development Officer, Barh. In view of the said finding the appellant was ordered to be removed from service by the Commandant, 119 Battalion, C.R.P.F. The said order was confirmed in the departmental appeal and the revision. The challenge to the aforesaid orders before the learned single Judge in the above C.W.J.C. No. 2933 of 2010 has failed. Therefore, the present appeal. We agree with the learned single Judge. In view of the guilt proved against the appellant, the order of removal from service, in our view, was justified. No case for interference is made out. The appeal is dismissed in limine. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Jyoti Saran, J)