3. The brief facts, leading to the filing of this writ petition, are as follows:
a. On 1st December, 1988, the petitioner joined as a Sub-
Inspector/Platoon Commander in Border Security Force (‘BSF’ in
short). On 01.02.1993, the petitioner joined as Assistant
Commandant. In August, 2011, the petitioner was promoted to the
rank of Commandant and in September, 2011, the petitioner was
posted to 38 BN BSF as Commandant deployed at Dera Baba
Nanak, Punjab.
b. In August of 2014, a complaint was lodged by a Subordinate
female officer/respondent no. 6, against the petitioner. At the
relevant time, the respondent no. 6 was posted at 80 BN, BSF
Camp, Rajouri, about 320 kms away from the posting of the
petitioner. On 14th August, 2014, on disciplinary grounds, the
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Petitioner was posted to FTR.HQ, BSF, Jalandhar, Punjab. The
Court of Inquiry was concluded against the petitioner, and suitable
action as deemed appropriate was recommended against the
petitioner on 10.09.2014.