Supreme Court of India
Jaswantsingh Pratapsingh Jadeja v. Rajkot Municipal Corporation and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the High Court has gone completely wrong in drawing the inference that the order of c discharge dated 16.3 .1990 was, in fact, based upon the misconduct and was, therefore, punitive in nature, which should have been preceded by a regular departmental inquiry.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Service Law-Termination of service-By order of discharge- -.; AppQintment-Jnitial period of probation for six months-Extended c from time to time-Despite further non-extention of probation, employee continuing on the post-Initiation of disciplinary proceeding-On account of misconduct-Departmental enquiry initiated but not brought to its logical end-Termination of service by Appropriate Authority .finding him guilty of the misconduct-By extending the probation upto -the date of the order of termination- )., Order upheld by High Court-On appeal, held: Termination order by Appropriate Authority
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