Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Dismissal from service Service Law |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case(s) Referred | Referred Case 0 Referred Case 1 Referred Case 2 Referred Case 3 Referred Case 4 Referred Case 5 |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Allowed |
Headnote | Service Law – Dismissal from service – The writ petitioner was a General Duty Constable in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) – A FIR was lodged against the writ petitioner u/ss. 302, 307 of IPC and s.27 of the Arms Act – He was accused of firing from his service revolver on Head Constable and Deputy Commandant, resulting in death of the Head Constable and injuring Deputy Commandant – Trial Court convicted the writ petitioner – However, the High Court acquitted him – Criminal Appeal filed by the State against the acquittal of the High Court was dismissed by the Supreme Court – The writ petitioner was dismissed from service on account of conviction by the trial Court – However, as he was acquitted by the High Court, the writ petitioner was reinstated – Another charge-sheet was issued on 25.02.2013 – The Commandant, the punishing authority returned the finding that writ petitioner had misused his service weapon and was not entitled to be retained in the disciplinary force – The order was affirmed by the appellate authority and the revisional authority – In the writ petition filed, the High Court exercised power of judicial review set aside the order of dismissal of the Competent Authority – On appeal, held: The High Court has exceeded its jurisdiction while exercising the power of judicial review over the orders passed in the disciplinary proceedings which were conducted while adhering to the principles of natural justice – The burden of proof in the departmental proceedings is not of beyond reasonable doubt as is the principle in the criminal trial but probabilities of the misconduct – The allegations in the chargesheet dated 25.2.2013 that the writ petitioner has fired from the official weapon is a reliable finding returned by the Departmental Authorities on the basis of evidence placed before them – It is not a case of no evidence, which alone would warrant interference by the High Court in exercise of powerof judicial review – It is not the case of the writ petitioner that there was any infraction of any rule or regulations or the violation of the principles of natural justice – The best available evidence was produced by the appellants in the course of enquiry – The order passed by the High Court is not sustainable – Hence, the same is set aside and the order of punishment of dismissal passed as affirmed in appeal and revision stands restored. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta |
Neutral Citation | 2021 INSC 520 |
Petitioner | Union Of India & Ors. |
Respondent | Dalbir Singh |
SCR | [2021] 7 S.C.R. 800 |
Judgement Date | 2021-09-21 |
Case Number | 5848 |
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