Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 628 · Decided 9 May 2008
State of Meghalaya & ORS. v. Mecken Singh N.MARAK
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 628 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 89
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3471/2008
- Decided
- 9 May 2008
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, J.M. PANCHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
89 STATE OF MEGHALAYA & ORS. v. MECKEN SINGH N.MARAK (Civil Appeal No. 3471 Of 2008) MAY 9, 2008 [ALTAMAS KABIR AND J.M. PANCHAL,JJ.] Service Law ... Punishment - Interference with - Scope of A B - Misconduct by police officer .... Instructions flouted and loss caused to exchequer as also and remitted the matter to appellate authority, to impose punishment short of removal - Held: Not justified - Jurisdiction of High Court to interfere with 0 quantum of punishment is limited - Punishment by Authorities unless shocking to conscience of court, cannot be subject to ;udicial review -
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