Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 530 · Decided 6 May 2022
Muzaffar Husain v. State of Uttar Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 530 · [2022] 7 S.C.R. 939
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3613/2022
- Decided
- 6 May 2022
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, BELA M. TRIVEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 235
Headnote
Judiciary: Subordinate judiciary - Disciplinary action against judicial officer - Judicial officer-appellant took voluntary retirement from service and joined the tribunal as member - Allegations of misconduct against him, while he was discharging his duties as Charges levelled against him, departmental enquiry conducted and charges found proved - Full Court of the High Court resolved to punish the appellant with curtailment of 90% of his pensionary benefits with immediate effect - State sanctioned withholding of 90% from the pension of the
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