Supreme Court of India

The State of Uttar Pradesh and Others v. Babu Ram Upadhya

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Reported as [1961] 2 S.C.R. 679

Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.

Decided 25 November 1960

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What the Court ordered

We hold that, as the res pondent was dismissed without complying with the provisions of para. 486(1), the order of dismissal is illegal and that the High Court is right in setting aside the order of dismissal.

Judgment, page 34

Authorities it was built on

1957 State of U.P. v. Manbodhan Lal Srivastava cited by 44

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