Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 99 · Decided 13 February 2013
Rajendra Yadav v. State of M.P. & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 99 · [2013] 1 S.C.R. 1029
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1334/2013
- Decided
- 13 February 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 341, 294, 323, 506(B), 34
Headnote
Service Law: A B Disciplinary proceedings - Equality in punishment - c Held: Disciplinary Authority cannot impose punishment which is disproportionate, i.e., lesser punishment for serious offences and stringent punishment for lesser offences - Therefore, punishment of dismissal from service is ordered that he be reinstated 0 in service forthwith from the date on which the co-delinquent was re-instated, and with the same consequent benefits - Doctrine of equality. A departmental inquiry was conducted against the appellant, a Head Constable of Police, and two others E namely, an ASI
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