Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 404 · Decided 22 May 2014
Union of India & ORS. v. R.P. Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 404 · [2014] 6 S.C.R. 351
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6717/2008
- Decided
- 22 May 2014
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, N.V. RAMANA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 320(3)(c)
Headnote
Service Law: A B Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and c Appeal) Rules, 1965 - Rule 32 - Supply of copy of Commission's advice - Disciplinary Authority obtaining advice from Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and acting on the same and thereafter, penalty imposed on employee - punishment - Effect of - Held: Amounts to violation of principles of natural justice - UPSC advice is to be communicated before imposition of punishment - Rule 32 provides for supply of copy of advice to government servant at the time of making an order - Said stage was prevailing E earlier -
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