Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 499 · Decided 28 October 1999
High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Through Its Registrar v. Shashikant S. Patil and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 499 · [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 205
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1656/1998
- Decided
- 28 October 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA, S.S.M. QUADRI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service Law: B c Departmental enquiry-Findings in-Binding nature of-On disciplinary authority-Held: Inquiry is primarily intended to afford the delinquent officer an opportunity to meet the charges-Findings of Inquiry Officer not binding on disciplinary authority-Disciplinary authority can come to in mind the views of Inquiry Officer­ Otherwise, the position of the disciplinary authority would get relegated to D liSttbordinate level-Jn the circumstances of the case, High Court erred in interfering with a well considered order passed by the disciplinary authority­ Constitution of
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