Supreme Court of India

The Commissioner of Police and Ors. v. Syed Hussain

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Reported as [2006] 1 S.C.R. 805
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.P. Naolekar JJ.
Decided 25 January 2006

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, the impugned judgment cannot be sustained, the same is set aside accordingly.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 226 and 14-Judicial review-Discretion exercised by statutory authority-/nterferenre with-Discussed. Service Law: Dismissal from service-Misconduct-Police Constable stood surety c for hardened criminal-Antecedents of accused known to the Constable­ Held, punishment of removal from service cannot be said to be wholly disproportionate and violative of doctrine of proportionality. Administrative Law Public servant-Duty to act in aid of law and not to aid or abet accused fleeing from justice. Doctrine-Doctrine of proportionality-Applicability of Respondent, a

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