Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 176 · Decided 8 September 1970
R. L. Butail v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 176 · [1971] 2 S.C.R. 55
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1614/1968
- Decided
- 8 September 1970
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.M. SHELAT, G.K. MITTER, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, A.N. RAY (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Departmental Ru/ea--CentraJ WMer and Power Commission (Power Wing)-Adverse entries in confidential reports whether must set out specific instances justifying them-Whether must be made after reasonable opportunity to show cause-Non-promotion on basis of such entries whether punishment Constitution, Fundamental Rules-Rule 56(;)-<:ompulsory retirement-Vr./idity of rule-'Public interest.' The appellant, an electrical engineer, entered the service of Simla Electricity Board in 1934. In 1949 his servi~ were transferred to the Central Electricity C-Ommission, later designated as
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