Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 550 · Decided 8 September 1995
Union of India v. Ajoy Kumar Patnaik
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 550 · [1995] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 449
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8371/1995
- Decided
- 8 September 1995
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Service Law : Fundamental Rules : F.R. 56(j)-Compulsory retirement-Government servant-Perfomiing C quasi judicial functions as Collector of Customs (Appeals)-Conduct reflect- ing upon his integdty-Held amenable to disciplinary proceedings-Conduct of an officer in discharge of his quasi judicial and bears reasonable relation or nexus with nature and conduct and when it D amounts to misconduct, the competent authodty is entitled to take a decision whether the officer has impeccable integrity and absolute devotion to duty for funher continuation in service-Mere retirement of
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