Supreme Court · [1997] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 231 · Decided 10 July 1997
Shri Arvind Dattatraya Dhande v. The State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [1997] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 231
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4651/1997
- Decided
- 10 July 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
DATTATRAYA DHANDE A v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. JULY 10, 1997 (K. RAMASWAMY AND D.P. WADHWA, JJ.) B Se1Vice Law-Transfer--Appellant an Excise Officer-Conducted raid on a toddy contractor--Seizure of adulterated toddy containing poisonous substance which may endanger lives of came to be transfe1red-Transfer order upheld by Administrative T1ibunal--Appeal before Supreme Court-Transfer was not in public interest but was a case of victimisation of an honest officer--The trans- ! er of the appellant was nothing but ma/a fide exercise of the power to demoralise an honest
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