Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 532 · Decided 17 November 2000
Om Kumar and ORS. v. Union of India in Delhi Development Authority VS. Skipper Construction and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 532 · [2000] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 693
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 21000/1993
- Decided
- 17 November 2000
- Bench
- M. JAGANNADHA RAO, U.C. BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service Law-Employee-Disciplinary enquiry-Punishment­ Proportionality to gravity of offence-Power of Court to interfere with quantum of Punishment-Extent of-Doctrine of proportionality. A B c Delhi Development A uthority-Ojficials-Disciplinary enquiry- D Punishment-Order by Supreme Court of punishment-Upward revision of punishment by Supreme Court­ Permissibility and extent of-Proportionality and punishment in service law. Administrative Law Doctrine cf Proportionality and Wednesbury Principles-Applicability E of-Meaning of proportionality-Position in other countries
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