Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 139 · Decided 30 March 1999
CAPT. M. Paul Anthony v. Bharat Gold Mines LTD. and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 139 · [1999] 2 S.C.R. 257
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1906/1999
- Decided
- 30 March 1999
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, V.N. KHARE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 21, 136
Headnote
B Service Law-Departmental and criminal proceedings on same set of facts continuing simultaneously-Effect of-Raid being conducted and incriminating articles recovered from Appellant's residence-Appellant's request for deferring departmental inquiry to await outcome of criminal C trial parte and appellant dismissed from service-Thereafter appellant acquitted in criminal case on same facts and examining same witnesses-Finding given that no search was conducted nor any recovery made-Held, it would be unjust and unfair to allow findings D recorded at ex parte departmental enquiry
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