Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 491 · Decided 17 September 2003
State of Punjab and ORS. v. Charanjit Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 491 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 894
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1768/2002
- Decided
- 17 September 2003
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
OF PUNJAB AND ORS. v. CHARANJIT SINGH SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 B [V.N. KHARE, CJ. AND S.B. SINHA, J.) Service Law: Dismissal from service-unauthorized absence-Punishment C awarded-Absence treated as leave without pay-Effect of-Police Constable-Place under suspension for misconduct-During suspension he suit for declaration D contending that once the period of absence from duty was treated as leave without pay, the misconduct stood condoned-Suit decreed-Department's appeal and second appeal dismissed-Held, the courts below relying upon Bakshish Singh* erred in holding that the misconduct stood
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