Supreme Court of India

Nelson Motis v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [1992] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 325
Bench L.M. Sharma J.
Decided 2 September 1992

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned by us earlier, we hold thal the view of the Tribunal declaring the retrospective operation of Rule 10 ( 4) as invalid, is erroneous.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Civil Services-Criminal case and depanmental disciplinary proceed­ ing-Distinction-Acquittal in criminal case whether conclude disciplinary proceeding. Interpretation of Statutes-Construction-Words clear and free from vagueness-Artificial rule of lnterpretatiort-Not applicable. Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965---fl.ule 10(4). Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965---fl.ule 10(3) and (4)-Language--Comparison of-Words clear and free from vagueness-Artificial rule of interpretatiort-Not applicable. Central Civil Services

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