Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 210 · Decided 5 April 2006
Ranjit Singh v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 210 · [2006] 3 S.C.R. 885
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 346/2005
- Decided
- 5 April 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Service Law-Disciplinaiy proceeding against employee~Enquiry Officer exonerating the charged employee- Disciplinary Authority differing with those findings-Issuance of show cause notice to employee-Thereafter, C dismissal order of employee passed without considering the show cause filed by with the principles of natural justice-It was obligated to apply its mind to the materials on record in light of findings arrived at by Enquiry Officer-Even if the Authority had prepared the dismissal order, show cause could have been considered as it did not D· leave the office by
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