Supreme Court of India

P. Balakotaiah v. The Union of Indla and Others

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Reported as [1958] 1 S.C.R. 1052
Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.
Decided 3 December 1957

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In the result, the appeals fail. and are dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 15

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i.ilway Services-Rules for safeguarding national security­ Constitutionality-Employee engaged in subversive activity-Ter. mination of Service-Validity-.-Railway Services (Safeguarding of National Security) Rules, 1949 R. 3, 7,-Constitution of India, Arts. 14, 19(l)(c), 311. The Services of the appellants who were Railway Servants. were terminated for reasons of national security under s. 3 of the Railway Services (Safeguarding of National Security) Rules, 1949. Notices served on them under that section to show cause charged them as follow : - "Whereas in the opinion of the ...... General

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