Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 198 · Decided 10 March 2011
Ajit Kumar v. State of Jharkhand & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 198 · [2011] 3 S.C.R. 830
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2420/2011
- Decided
- 10 March 2011
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, ANIL R. DAVE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 310
Headnote
CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950: Articles 310, 311(2)(b) - Sub-Judge - Removal from service invoking provisions of Article 311 (2)(b) - Held: In the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court rightly held that it was not possible to hold an inquiry - Service Law. Article 311 (2)(b) read with 236 - Sub­ Judge - Removed from service with the recommendation of High Court withoui holding an inquiry - Held: A Subordinate Judge is also a judge within the meaning of provision of Article 233 read with Articles 235 and 236 - High Court is vested with E 'the power to take decision for
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)