Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1489 · Decided 16 December 1996
Balbir Chand v. The Food Corporation of India LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1489 · [1996] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 156
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 23981/1996
- Decided
- 16 December 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.T. NANAVATI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
Misconduct-Punishment for-Order passed by highest authority-Validity of-Food Corporation of India-Contract for transporta­ tion of the f oodgrains-A notorious contractor who has earlier committed C misappropriation obtained another Benami contract by impersona­ tion-f'etitioner's failure against petitioner and other employees-Conduct ofjoint enquiry-Order removing the petitioner from service-Order not passed by Zonal Manager who was competent to remove petitioner-lnstead order of D removal passed by higher authority viz. Managing Director-Held order was valid-Such an order is not
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