Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 102 · Decided 22 March 1990
V.R. Katarki v. State of Karnataka and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 102 · [1990] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4392/1986
- Decided
- 22 March 1990
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, K. RAMASWAMY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 82; Land Acquisition Act Section 18
Headnote
B Service Law: Karnataka Judicial Service-Civil Judge-Dismissal on ground of irregularities in discharge of official duties-Validity of- Quantum of punishment-Whether proportionate-Confidence of i parties-Foundation of Judicial system-Hence, not to be affected. The appellant, a Civil Judge, was in the adjudica- lion of references under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 by (i) writing letters to the Land Acquisition Officer, for enforcing the Award, even though under Section 82 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, decrees against the State were not available for execution
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