Supreme Court of India

Pritam Singh v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 608
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan and Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan JJ.
Decided 22 September 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we allow the appeal and set aside the order H of compulsory retirement passed by the High Court affirming the order of • PRITAM SINGH v.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Service Law: Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966: Rules 31 (i), (ii) & (iii). Retirement-Compulsory retirement-Punishment of-Judicial review­ Discretionary power of disciplinary authority-Employee supplied absentee statement to a coworker in good faith and bona fide-Such a statement neither confidential nor privileged information-This act of the employee was viewed as serious misconduct and leakage of official information-Therefore, the said employee was compulsorily retired from service-High Court and Tribunal affirmed the said punishment on the ground that the power of judicial review

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