Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 273 · Decided 9 May 2002
Union of India and ORS. v. Narain Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 273 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 924
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3414/2002
- Decided
- 9 May 2002
- Bench
- S.S.M. QUADRI, S.N. VARIAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service law-Misconduct-Court Martial-Dismissal from service on A, admitted facts-Order of dismissal confirmed by appellate authority and Single c Judge of High Court-Division Bench setting aside the order-Whether justified-Held, charges being serious in nature the penalty was commensurate with the with the quantum of punishment-Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226. Respondent committed misconduct for the third time. He was D charge-sheeted. During ,Court Martial, respondent pleaded guilty and also stated that he was a poor man and may be pardoned. Disciplinary Authority, on
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