Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 749 · Decided 11 July 2019
Union of India and ORS. v. Sitaram Mishra and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 749 · [2019] 9 S.C.R. 585
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6183/2010
- Decided
- 11 July 2019
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, INDIRA BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304
Headnote
Service Law: Dismissal from service - Under s. 11(1) of CRPF Act r/w CRPF Rules - After holding disciplinary enquiry - Holding the delinquent guilty of misconduct for carelessly handling the weapon assigned to him as a member of the force, resulting in death of one person - delinquent was acquitted - Writ petition challenging dismissal from service - Dismissed by High Court - Division Bench of High Court set aside the order of Single Judge holding that charge of misconduct was not established - Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: There was
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