Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1234 · Decided 28 October 1996
Ranchhodji Chaturji Thakore v. The Superintendent Engineer, Gujarat Electricity Board, Himmatnagar (Gujarat) and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1234 · [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 14
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 22538/1996
- Decided
- 28 October 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service Law : Reinstatement-Back wages-Employee convicted for murder and sentenced-Dismissed from service-Challenged in writ petition-In the meantime he was acquitted by the High Court-High Court directing reinstatement-On appeal held, though he was later acquitted he from rendering the service on account of conviction and incarceration in jail-Hence he is not entitled to payment of back wages. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Special Leave Petition (C) No. 22538 of 1996. From the Judgment and Order dated 26.8.93 of the Gujarat High Court in L.P.A. No. 319 of
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