The Delhi High Court has observed that dismissal from service is an “extreme step” that disrupts the life of the employee and their family, and should not be taken casually—particularly when allegations do not involve moral turpitude or financial impropriety.

A bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla , while setting aside the dismissal of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) employee, directed his immediate reinstatement and restoration of all consequential service benefits, except back wages, in an order delivered on October 13 .

“ Dismissal from service is an extreme step. It throws the family of the employee into disarray and brings to an ignominious and abrupt halt the family’s source of livelihood. It is not, therefore, a step to be routinely taken, es

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