Dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers
Section 11 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 deals with dismissal, removal or reduction by the Director-General and by other officers. The Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from the service or reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks any person subject to this Act other than an officer. The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1969.
(1) The Director-General or any Inspector-General may dismiss or remove from the service or reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks any person subject to this Act other than an officer.
(2) An officer not below the rank of Deputy Inspector-General or any prescribed officer may dismiss or remove from the service any person under his command other than an officer or a subordinate officer of such rank or ranks is may be prescribed.
(3) Any such officer as is mentioned in sub-section (2) may reduce to a lower grade or rank or the ranks any person under his command except an officer or a subordinate officer.
(4) The exercise of any power under this section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules.
Section 11, The Border Security Force Act, 1968 (Act 47 of 1968).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Suresh Kumar v. Border Security Force
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Body DATE-VERIFIED Judgement Pronounced 16.04.2014 (order-1.pdf; portal false-flag on cache date rejected — body matches index): Commandant’s s.11(2) dismissal power is independent of Security Force Court trial (Gouranga Chakraborty). Under Rule 22 applicable in 2001, Ram Phal’s enquiry mandate (premised on then Rule 20 denial-response enquiry) does not apply where the member does not deny after show-cause; registered-post show-cause not returned raises presumption of service. Petition challenging dismissal for chronic overstay/mental-health related absence dismissed.
On this section: s.11(2) Commandant dismissal for absence is a stand-alone statutory power subject to the Act/Rules procedure then in force (here r.22), not an automatic SF Court precondition.
The holding above is the ratio decidendi as extracted from the judgment by eCourts India, reproduced unaltered — it is a rendering of the court's reasoning, not a substitute for its words. Read the order itself before relying on it.
Questions about Section 11
What have the courts held on Section 11 of the Border Security Force Act?
Suresh Kumar v. Border Security Force (16 Apr 2014) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.11(2) Commandant dismissal for absence is a stand-alone statutory power subject to the Act/Rules procedure then in force (here r.22), not an automatic SF Court precondition.
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Border Security Force Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Border Security Force Act 11, section 11 Border Security Force Act, section 11 of the Border Security Force Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Suresh Kumar v. Border Security Force (16 Apr 2014).
When did Section 11 of the Border Security Force Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Border Security Force Act, cited as Border Security Force Act 11, came into force on 01 Mar 1969, having been enacted on 02 Sep 1968. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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