Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 513 · Decided 12 July 2016
R.R. Parekh v. Hlgh Court of Gujarat & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 513 · [2016] 5 S.C.R. 906
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6116/2016
- Decided
- 12 July 2016
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 235, 226; Customs Act Section 135
Headnote
F G H [2016] 5 S.C.R. 906 R.R. PAREKH v. HlGH.COURT OF GUJARAT & ANR. (Civil Appeal Nos. 6116-6117of2016) JULY 12, 2016 [T.S. THAKUR, CJI AND DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.) Service Law: Dismissal of service - Of judicial officer - Charges of misconduct. alleging that while trying two cases The delinquent had no convincing explanation for the alleged conduct - The charge of misconduct was thus established - However, punishment of 'dismissal' is not proportionate to the misconduct - Hence, it is substituted to 'compulsory retirement' - Gujarat Civil Services (Discipline and Appeals)
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