Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 236 · Decided 11 May 2012
Registrar General, Patna High Court v. Pandey Gajendra Prasad & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 236 · [2012] 5 S.C.R. 994
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4553/2012
- Decided
- 11 May 2012
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, ANIL R. DAVE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 235, 226
Headnote
Judiciary - Judicial Officer - Dismissed from service - On the allegation of misconduct - By Full Court of High Court on C recommendation by Standing Committee - Writ petition - Allowed by Division Bench of High Court quashing dismissal order - On appeal, Held: Division Bench exceeded its decision of Full Court - The Court dealt with the matter as if it was exercising appellate D powers over the decision of subordinate court - There is nothing on record to suggest that the evaluation made by Standing C9mmittee and then by Full Court was so arbitrary, capricious or irrational so
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