Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 69 · Decided 18 March 1970
The State of Assam and Another v. Mahendra Kumar Das and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 69 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 87
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2210/1966
- Decided
- 18 March 1970
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
c D E F G H Natural Justice-Departmental Enquiry-Consultations held' and mate­ rial collected behind back of delinquent officer-Whether enquiry is vitiated-Enquiry is not vitiated if such material not taken into account and enquiry officer not influenced. Assam Police Manual, Part Ill, Rule of Police. The first respondent was at the relevant time a Sub-Inspector in the service of the State of Assam. In regard to certain allegations a confi­ dential enquiry was held against him by the Superintendent of Police Anti-Corruption Branch who submitted his report to the
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