Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 517 · Decided 13 September 2004
State of Punjab and ORS. v. Balbir Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 517 · [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 368
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6342/2001
- Decided
- 13 September 2004
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 311, 311(2)
Headnote
Service Law: Termination of Services-Police Constable consumed liquor and misbehaved with a lady Constable-Medical examination done-No proper inquiry held-Order of discharge under Punjab Police Rules 12.21 passed­ Termination order-Simplicitor or punitive-Held, termination was not founded on 12.21-0rder of discharge-Police Constable found unlikely to prove to be efficient police officer since he has consumed liquor and misbehaved with lady police constable-Discharged from service-Held, order was termination simplicitor and valid. Constitution of India, 1950-Article 311: Discharge
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