Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 368 · Decided 27 November 1990
Jaswant Singh v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 368 · [1990] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 354
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 10587/1983
- Decided
- 27 November 1990
- Bench
- K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY, A.M. AHMADI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 309; Constitution Article 311(2)
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 311 (2) Second Proviso clause (b )-Dismissal under-Dispensing with departmental enquiry-Re­ asoning-subjective satisfaction of the authority-Whether open to Judi­ cial Review. C Service Law: Civil Services: Punjab Police Rules-Rule 16.2- D Dismissal Constitution-Reasonable Practica­ bility of holding an enquiry-Absence vf independent materials justify­ ing the dispensation-Consequent dismissal order-Sustainability of. The appellant, a Policeman, was dismissed from service on the basis of certain allegations that he was instigating his
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