Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 436 · Decided 19 April 2022
Union of India and Others v. M. Duraisamy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 436 · [2022] 3 S.C.R. 51
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2665/2022
- Decided
- 19 April 2022
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law - Misconduct - Fraud - Defrauding public money - Limited jurisdiction of the Court on proportionality of the order of departmental authority - Respondent was a public servant in Post office - He committed fraud by way of fraudulent withdrawal / of 'removal' from service imposed by the Disciplinary Authority - Tribunal interfered with the punishment so imposed by modifying / substituting the same from 'removal' to 'compulsory retirement' - Order passed by Tribunal confirmed by the High
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