NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said "arrogance and vanity" cannot be shown by authorities towards their subordinates and slammed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for arbitrarily removing a head constable Angad Das.
"People in power and authority should not easily lose equanimity, composure and appreciation for the problems of the lesser mortals. They are always expected to remember that power and authority must be judiciously exercised according to the laws and human compassion.
"Arrogance and vanity have no place in discharge of their official functions and duties," a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Patnaik said in a judgement.
The apex court made the remarks while restoring the original punishment of "compulsory retirement with all pensionary benefits and gratuity" to Das and quashed the order of removal passed by the authorities.
Das, serving in Jammu and Kashmir, was compulsorily retired from service on June 14, 1996 by the Commandant 51 BN, CRPF on the ground that he obtained the job with the help of a false date of birth certificate.
Das, however, wrote a mercy plea to the authorities that he should not be retired and instead be awarded any other punishment as otherwise his entire family including, five daughters, would be uprooted and forced to begging or resort to other wrong path. Moreover, he submitted the birth certificate was issued to him by the BDO and the panchayat authorities.
However, the authorities responded by enhancing the punishment from "compulsory retirement" to "removal from service", thus depriving him from all terminal benefits. Aggrieved, Das appealed in the apex court.
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