Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 698 · Decided 12 October 2006
Union of India and ORS. v. Dwarka Prasad Tiwari
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 698 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 217
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4454/2006
- Decided
- 12 October 2006
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
B Service Law: Misconduct-Punishment-Judicial Review-Scope-CRPF personnel dismissed for misconduct and negligence/remissness in discharge of duty- C High Court set aside punishment of dismissal holding it to be too harsh and shockingly disproportionate-On appeal, held, order of High Court reflects remitted to High Court to re-consider the question of quantum of punishment-Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955-Rule D 27. Respondent was posted as a constable with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). While functioning as sentry on a platoon post, he committed an act of misconduct
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