Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. B.N. Jha

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Reported as [2003] 2 S.C.R. 721
Bench N. Santosh Hegde and S.B. Sinha JJ.
Decided 7 March 2003

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that keeping in view of the personal interest shown by Mr.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Service Law: Border Security Force Act/Border Security Force Rules; Sections 45 & 46: Principle of Natural Justice-Protection from personal bias-Held: An Authority who was biased could not direct his subordinate officer to initiate disciplinary proceedings against an errant employee-Neither the record was shown to the errant employee nor disciplinary authority applied his independent mind in the preparation of record of evidence to come to the conclusion of guilt-Thus right to protection from bias of the errant employee had been breached-Hence, High Court rightly set aside order of dismissal

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to

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