Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 219 · Decided 2 November 1978
SMT. S. R. Venkataraman v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 219 · [1979] 2 S.C.R. 202
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2764/1977
- Decided
- 2 November 1978
- Bench
- P.N. SHINGAL, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Service Rules
Headnote
• Fu11da1nental Rules-Rule 56 (i) (i)-Order of Cornpulsory retirement l11 ...., 'pubfic intt:.rest'-Nothing on record to justify the order-Order if should be set aside. Adn1i11i.strative Law-Administrative action--An abuse of power-What fr­ Order based on non-existing fact-Effect of. and distinr:uishcd. The appellant who was \vorking as Joint Director, Family Pllam.ning in the Directorate-General of the All India R:;:.dio was prematurely retired from ser­ vice. She made a representation, but it was rejected. In her writ petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution
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