Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab and Ors. v. Balbir Singh

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 368
Bench Y.K. Sabharwal and D.M. Dharmadhikari JJ.
Decided 13 September 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, we are unable to sustain the impugned judgment.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Service Law: Termination of Services-Police Constable consumed liquor and misbehaved with a lady Constable-Medical examination done-No proper inquiry held-Order of discharge under Punjab Police Rules 12.21 passed­ Termination order-Simplicitor or punitive-Held, termination was not founded on the misconduct-Hence not punitive. Punjab Police Rules, 1934-Rule 12.21-0rder of discharge-Police Constable found unlikely to prove to be efficient police officer since he has consumed liquor and misbehaved with lady police constable-Discharged from service-Held, order was termination simplicitor and

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Of those, 2 referred to

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