Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 43 · Decided 25 January 2006
The Commissioner of Police and ORS. v. Syed Hussain
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 43 · [2006] 1 S.C.R. 805
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6319/2004
- Decided
- 25 January 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 14
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 226 and 14-Judicial review-Discretion exercised by statutory authority-/nterferenre with-Discussed. Service Law: Dismissal from service-Misconduct-Police Constable stood surety A B c for hardened criminal-Antecedents of accused known to the Constable­ D disproportionate and violative of doctrine of proportionality. Administrative Law Public servant-Duty to act in aid of law and not to aid or abet accused fleeing from justice. Doctrine-Doctrine of proportionality-Applicability of E Respondent, a Police Constable, was dismissed from service for
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