Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 539 · Decided 22 September 2004
Pritam Singh v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 539 · [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 608
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6233/2004
- Decided
- 22 September 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law: Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966: Rules 31 (i), (ii) & (iii). Retirement-Compulsory retirement-Punishment of-Judicial review­ Discretionary power of disciplinary authority-Employee supplied absentee statement to a coworker in good faith and bona fide-Such a statement as serious misconduct and leakage of official information-Therefore, the said employee was compulsorily retired from service-High Court and Tribunal affirmed the said punishment on the ground that the power of judicial review did not permit interference with the quantum of punishment­
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