Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 404 · Decided 18 May 2011
M.P. State v. Pradeep Kumar Gupta
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 404 · [2011] 6 S.C.R. 882
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 992/2007
- Decided
- 18 May 2011
- Bench
- A.K. GANGULY, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act Section 19
Headnote
Madhya Pradesh Municipality Act, 1961 - s. 86 - Sanction for prosecution of a public servant - Respondent- C employee, an engineer in Municipal Corporation - Punishment imposed on him in the form of withdrawal of two increments - Sanction for prosecution of respondent granted by the State by the State Government and remained under D the control of the State Government throughout his service - State Government besides being the Appointing Authority was also the Authority to impose punishment and remove the respondent - Consequently, in terms of s. 19 of the PC Act, 1988, the
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