Supreme Court of India

State of M.P. and Ors. v. R.N. Mishra and Anr.

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 145
Bench K. Venkataswami and V.N. Khare JJ.
Decided 17 September 1997

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the judgment and order dated 23.4.1993 D passed by the Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in 0.A. No.492/89; is set aside and the present appeal allowed.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Service Law : Misconduct-Forest Range Officer committed misconduct-Preliminary inquiry initiated-Pending Inquiry officer promoted-On completion of inquiry punishment of withholding of two increments imposed-Tribunal held that on promotion the misconduct stood condoned-Held, promotion could not amount to condonation of misconduct-Punishment imposed was valid and legal. The respondent-Forest Range Officer committed certain acts of misconduct and a preliminary inquiry was initiated against him. While the preliminary inquiry was in progress, he was promoted as Assistant Conservator of Forest.

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