Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 550 · Decided 30 November 2012
The Deputy Inspector General of Police & ANR. v. S. Samuthiram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 550 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 174
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8513/2012
- Decided
- 30 November 2012
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 509; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service Law: Dismissal - Member of Armed Reserved - Prosecution of, for offences punishable uls 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Eve-Teasing Act and s. 509 /PC - In departmental inquiry a/legations found proved and punishment of dismissal 0 imposed - Subsequently, acquittal in criminal acquittal of an employee by a criminal court has no impact on the disciplinary proceedings - In the absence of any provision in the service rule for reinstatement, if an employee is honourably acquitted by a criminal court, no right E is conferred on the employee to claim any benefit including
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