Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 49 · Decided 31 January 2006
GOVT. of A.P. and ORS. v. MOHD. Narsullah Khan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 49 · [2006] 1 S.C.R. 911
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1318/2005
- Decided
- 31 January 2006
- Bench
- H.K. SEMA, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service law: Dismissal for misconduct-Member of Discipline Force committing theft of camera lens while on duty which ran high security risk-Dismissed from service-Challenged-Held: Charges being serious called for stringent punishment-To instill the confidence of the public in the Establishment, rightly awarded. Constitution of India, 1950: A B c D Article 226-.Judicial review-Scope and ambit of-Held: High Court while exercising writ jurisdiction not to sit as an appellate authority and re­ appreciate the evidence-Its .Jurisdiction is confined to correct procedural error resulting
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