Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1003 · Decided 6 September 1996
N. Rajarathinam v. State of Tamil Nadu and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1003 · [1996] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 593
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 19334/1996
- Decided
- 6 September 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act
Headnote
A v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR. SEPTEMBER 6, 1996 [K. RAMASWAMY AND G.B. PATTANAIK, JJ.) B Service Law : Dismissal from servic~Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Tax-Cliarge of conUption-Enquiry held-Except one witness all other wit- C nesses tumed hostile-Order of dismissaHJpheld by are taken into consideration and it is found that the evidence establishes misco11duct against a public servant, the disciplinary authority is pe1fectly empowered to take appropriate decision as to the nature D of the findings and impose necessary punishment. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION:
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