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, passed by the respondent nos. 2 and 3 have been challenged and prayer has been sought for quashing of the said orders and for reinstatement in services.

2. Sans details, the facts as averred in the writ application is that the petitioner was selected for appointment in B.S.F. for the post of Constable (G.D.) by the SEC. in the year 2011 and he was issued call letter to join TC&S, BSF Hazaribagh on 19.03.2012 vide this letter dated 28.02.2012 as is evident from Annexure-1 to the writ application. The petitioner filed Residential Certificate issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Dhanbad vide letter dated 05.03.2011 in the office of the respondents-authorities. Thereafter, the petitioner was allotted B.S.F. Bangalore for undergoing basic training. His attestation form duly filled and also signed by the individual, was then forwarded to the District Collector, Dhanbad, Jharkhand by S.T.C. B.S.F. Bangalore for verification of his character and antecedents. The verification report received from Collectorate Office (Gen. Branch) vide letter dated 16.06.2012 revealed that a criminal case No. 96 of 2006 dated 03.08.2006 was filed against the petitioner under Sections 341, 323, 448, 379, 504 and 34 I.P.C. in Police Station Putki (Dhanbad). Thereafter, the petitioner was asked by the S.T.C./B.S.F. Bangalore vide letter dated 20.07.2012 to explain the reasons as to why he did not disclose details about filing of criminal case against him in the P.S. Putki in the Enrollment and Attestation forms. The petitioner submitted his explanation on 22.07.2012, explaining his position. The Respondent No. 2 after considering the verification report received from the Collector office, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) dated 14/16.06.2012 in exercise of power vested in vide Rule 17 of B.S.F. (Amendment) Rule, 2011, issued by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, dismissed the petitioner from services vide order dated 04.10.2012 vide Annexure-5 to the writ application. Then, being aggrieved by the order of the disciplinary authority, the petitioner preferred appeal and the appellate authority vide order dated 28.01.2013 (Annexure-7) rejected the appeal.

3. Being aggrieved by the aforesaid orders, the petitioner left with no other alternative, efficacious and speedy remedy, has approached this Court, invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for redressal of his grievances.

4. Per contra, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents controverting the averments made in the writ application.

5. In the counter affidavit, it has been inter alia, submitted that at the time of enrollment in B.S.F., after having been cautioned by the Enrolling Officer, authorized for the purpose, the petitioner answered the question nos. 1 to 17 of Enrollment form set out in B.S.F. Rule 13 (Appendix-I) and Attestation form for verification of character and Antecedents against question nos. 1 to 13 with due care. As per question no. 12 of the Enrollment and Attestation forms, he was specifically asked whether he had ever been arrested, prosecuted, convicted, imprisoned, bound over, interned, externed or otherwise, dealt with under any law in force in India or outside, by the Enrolling officer. He answered to question No. 12 as "No" and endorsed his signature against the said question in the Enrollment & Attestation forms, as is evident from Annexure-F to the counter affidavit. Whereas, as per the character and antecedents verification report received from the District Collector, District Dhanbad (Jharkhand), revealed that a criminal case no. 96 of 2006, dated 03.08.2006 has been filed against him under Sections 341, 323, 448, 379, 504 and34 I.P.C. in Putki Police Station. Thus petitioner furnished false answers to the questions, by suppressing the factual position. Therefore, as per the provisions envisaged in Rule 17 of BSF (Amendment) Rules, 2011, any person, who has become subject to the Act, by furnishing false or incorrect information at the time of appointment or enrollment, may be dismissed or removed from service by the appointing authority after giving him an opportunity to show cause against the proposed action. In accordance with the aforesaid Rule and Policy guidelines issued by the Government of India, (Ministry of Home Affairs), the petitioner was called upon vide STC BSF Bangalore letter dated 16.08.2012 to show cause as to why he may not be dismissed from the service, for furnishing false and incorrect information at the time of enrollment. The reply to the said show- cause notice was examined in detail by the competent authority and found to be unsatisfactory and devoid of merit, being inconsistent with evidence on record. Therefore, in exercise of power under Rule 17 of the BSF (Amendment) Rule-2011, the petitioner was dismissed from service w.e.f. 04.10.2012 without any pensionary benefits because of furnishing false information at the time of his enrollment and after dismissal from service, the petitioner has submitted petitions dated 06.10.2012 and 15.10.2012 to the Inspector General, BSF, HQ Bangalore Ftr (Spl Ops), Bangalore and the DG, BSF, New Delhi respectively for reinstatement, which have been examined thoroughly by the IG, BSF, HQ, Bangalore Ftr (Spl Ops) under the provision of Rule 28 A of B.S.F. Rules 1969 and rejected being devoid of any merit.

"The requirement of filling Columns 12 and 13 of the attestation form" was for the purpose of verification of the character and antecedents of the employee as on the date of filling in the attestation form. Suppression of material information and making a false statement has a clear bearing on the character and antecedent of the employee in relation to his continuation in service.

23. In R. Radhakrishnan v. DG of Police this Court held that furnishing wrong information by the candidate while seeking appointment makes him unsuitable for appointment and liable for removal/termination if he furnished wrong information when the said information is specifically sought by the appointing authority.