Supreme Court of India

State of Andhra Pradesh v. Dr. K. Ramchandran

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Reported as [1998] 1 S.C.R. 23
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 7 January 1998

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Service Law : .P. Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) Act, 1960. Section 4 (as it stood prior to amendment by .P. Act 6 of 1993)­ Disciplinary proceedings-Reference to Tribunal-Requirement of-Penalty imposed on employee without referring the case to Tribunal-Validity-Held : It is mandatory to refer disciplinary case to Tribunal-Penalty, imposed c without jurisdiction and hence illegal. Interpretation of Statutes : Rules of interprelation-Subsidigry rule-Mandatory or directory-­ Amendment-Word "shall" replaced by word "may"-Held: This shows the amended provision is discretionary

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