Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 466 · Decided 8 May 2026
The State of Jharkhand & ORS. v. Ranjan Kumar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 466 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 522
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7364/2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Bench
- AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- BNS; IPC; Evidence Act; Constitution
Headnote
Issue arose for consideration whether the disciplinary action taken against respondent No.1, culminating in his removal from service, suffers from any legal infirmity warranting interference. Service law - Dismissal from service - Respondent under the name "SK" with Bihar Police while continuing in service as a Constable in the Jharkhand Police under the name "RK" through fabricated documents and thereafter remained unauthorisedly absent from service - Memorandum of charge issued in view of the
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