Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 348 · Decided 5 July 2010
Indu Bhushan Dwivedi v. State of Jharkhand and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 348 · [2010] 7 S.C.R. 465
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4888/2010
- Decided
- 5 July 2010
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
A B Service Law - Misconduct - Charges of insubordination and indiscipline against appellant-Judicial Magistrate - Proved in disciplinary inquiry - High Court recommended C dismissal of appellant, after taking into consideration his past adverse record, but without informing him that the same were of punishment - Dismissal challenged as being vitiated due to violation of the rules of natural justice - A/so, quantum of punishment D challenged as being totally disproportionate to the charges found proved against the appellant - Held: Since the un­ communicated adverse remarks
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