Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 234 · Decided 12 March 2026
Manohar Lal v. Commissioner of Police & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 234 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 358
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 13860/2024
- Decided
- 12 March 2026
- Bench
- J.K. MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 311(2)
Headnote
Matter pertains to dismissal of police constable without conducting departmental inquiry, holding that it was not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry. Constitution of India - Art.311(2) second proviso clause (b) - Dismissal, removal or in civil capacities under the Union or a State - Exercise of the power u/Art.311 - Registration of FIR against the appellant- constable posted in the Special Cell for the offence of robbery and thereafter arrested and taken in custody - While he was in custody the order of
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