Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 526 · Decided 1 September 1995
SH. Mehnga Singh, Ex-Sub Inspector v. Inspector General of Police, Pap, Jalandhar CANTT. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 526 · [1995] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 244
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8082/1995
- Decided
- 1 September 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Se1vice Law: C Police Inspector-Loss of revolver and live cartridges-Dismiss- al-Plausible explanation offered-Modification of piinishment-Compulsory retirement-Direction for retiral benefits. The appellant, an Inspector of Police, was dismissed from service for his failure to deposit service D tion was that he had to share a room with two other colleagues as a consequence of which the revolver and six cartridges were lost and unac­ counted for. Therefore, exclusive liability may not be appropriate. Allowing the appeal, this Court E HELD : In view of the previous
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