Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 852 · Decided 16 November 2006
Government of India and ANR. v. George Philip
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 852 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 108
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4998/2006
- Decided
- 16 November 2006
- Bench
- G.P. MATHUR, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 51, 226
Headnote
Service Law: Dismissal-Absence from duty and overstay of leave-Enquiry' Officer C found employee guilty of charges-Punishment of dismissal-Tribunal affirmed the finding of enquiry officer but quashed dismissal on the ground of same being disproportionate to the charges-Directed competent authority order of compulsory retirement-Challenged-Order of D reinstatement by Tribunal, upheld by High Court-Correctness of-Held: Not correct-The only issue before Tribunai was quantum of punishment-Findings in enquily having been affirmed by Tribunal at first instai1ce, it was not open to Tribunal while
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