Supreme Court of India

Sawai Singh v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [1986] 2 S.C.R. 957

Bench E.S. Venkataramiah and Sabyasachi Mukharji JJ.

Decided 2 May 1986

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the report of the enquiry officer finding the appellant guilty shOLtld not have been sustained and the government should not i.. have acted upon it.

Judgment, page 10

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2026 K. Rajaiah v. The High Court for the State of Telangana referred to
2025 Maharana Pratap Singh v. The State of Bihar & Ors referred to
2024 Chatrapal v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2012 Avinash Sadashiv Bhosale (d) Thr. Lrs. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

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