KULDEEP SAINI Vs. UOI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BORDER Security Force (herein after referred to as "BSF") is a border patrol agency of India. Established on December 1, 1965, BSF is a Para-Military Force of India and its primary role is to guard international borders of India during peacetime and also prevent transitional crime. There are various cadres in BSF, two of which are General Duty cadre and Law Officers cadre, commonly known as Law Branch.

(2.) THE hierarchical structure of General Duty cadre is as follows: - Director General Special Director General Additional Director General Inspector General Deputy Inspector General Commandant 2I/C Deputy Commandant Assistant Commandant.

(3.) ON 08.02.1988 the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, notified Border Security Force, Chief Law Officer and Law Officers Recruitment and Conditions of Service (Amendment) Rules, 1988 (herein after referred to as the "1988 Rules"). The relevant portion of Rule 3 of 1988 Rules reads as under:-