Supreme Court of India

The Government of A.P. and Ors. v. Mohd. Taher Ali

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Reported as [2007] 10 S.C.R. 929
Bench A.K. Mathur and Markandey Kat Ju JJ.
Decided 9 October 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the view taken by the High Court as well as by the Administrative C Tribunal cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Service Law: Disciplinary proceedings-Quantum ofpunishment-Police Constable-Unauthorised absence from Election Bandobust Duty­ Charge for offence of desertion proved-Disciplinary authority imposing punishment of compulsory retirement observing that it was not the solitary instance and delinquent had also been earlier found guilty of desertion-Administrative Tribunal remitting matter back to disciplinary authority for re-consideration only on question of punishment-Order affirmed by High Court-HELD: Absence from Election Bandobust (security arrangements) Duty was a very serious lapse on the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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