Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 105 · Decided 2 May 1986
Sawai Singh v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 105 · [1986] 2 S.C.R. 957
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2179/1972
- Decided
- 2 May 1986
- Bench
- E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, SABYASACHI MUKHERJI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 463; Evidence Act Section 45
Headnote
!. Termination of services - Nature of charge vague and ~ifficult for any accused to meet the charge and also unsupported by evidence, absence of opportunity for cross­ examination non-examination of handwriting expert etc. - Order of termination of service is bad in law. 2. Burden of proof a ,-,n another handwriting expert to corroborate the charge - Penal Code S.463 read with Section 45 Evidence Act. 3. Natural justice principle of - Applicability to Service cases, explained. The appellant who was working as Superintendent, Sheep """and Wool, Nagaur was appointed as a
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