Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 333 · Decided 2 December 1969
State of Madhya Pradesh & ORS. v. Shardul Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 333 · [1970] 3 S.C.R. 302
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2554/1966
- Decided
- 2 December 1969
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, K.S. HEGDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 311(1), 309
Headnote
Constitution of India, Art. 311(1)-J/ the Authority e1npowered to .di.Hniss .'fhou/d itself iuitiate or conduct the enquiry-Article 309, proviso, ---·'Conditions of service", meG-ning of. The Superintendent of Police jnitiatcd a departmental inquiry against B the respondent, who was a Inspector-General of C Police, who was the authority competent to dismiss him for necessary action. The Inspector-General sent a copy of the report to 'the respondent, 1.:alled upon him to show cause against the proposed punishment of dis­ n1issal, considered his explanation, and passed an
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