Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 745 · Decided 19 October 2006
Prithipal Singh v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 745 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 814
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5226/2004
- Decided
- 19 October 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 31, 311, 311(2)
Headnote
Service Law: c Constitution of India, 1950; Article 31 I: Charges of grave misconduct-Dismissal of a Sub-Inspector of Police from service-Setting aside the order of dismissal, Appellate Authority directed completion of the departmental proceedings against the delinquent-Charges of misconduct not Cause Notice-Order of the D Appellate Authority set aside by the Director General of Police-Filing of suit by the delinquent-Decreed by trial Court-Reversed by first Appellate Court-Second appeal dismissed by High Court-On appeal, Held: Incumbent was a Government servant and thus entitled
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