Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. Jagjit Singh

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Reported as [1970] 1 S.C.R. 163
Decided 1 April 1969

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal is allowed, the judgment and order of the coorts below set aside and the suit filed by the respondent D dismissed.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Police Act (5 of 1861 ), s. 4 and Punjab Police Rules, 1934 rr. 1.8, 16.24 (l)(i) and 16.38 (I) and (2)-Whether 'Superintendent of Police' and 'District Superintendent of Police' same-Scope of r. 16.24 O )(i). The respondent, who was appointed a Sub-Inspector of Police, was posted in Delhi in 1949. Deputy Superintendent of Police, in the City of Delhi who bad already retired from service was directed to conduct a departmental inquiry against the respondent. The enquiring Officer was re-employed from the date of retirement as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (Enforcement Department), and

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