Supreme Court of India

Ref: v. Smt. Sayalee Sanjeev Joshi, Member, Maharashtra Public Service Commission

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Reported as [2007] 7 S.C.R. 116
Bench B.P. Singh, T Arun Chatterjee and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 17 May 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the respondent has not behaved in a manner befitting a member of a constitutional body like the Public Service D Commission and under the circumstances we answer the reference made by Hon' ble the President of India to us in the affirmative only as regards charge No.3.

Judgment, page 64

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: c Article 317-Reference-Member of Public Service Commission- Malpractices in respect of certain Examination-Arrest of the Meinber- Subsequently released on bail-Suspended by President of India-On a Reference to Supreme Court, HELD: Non-disclosure of her daughter being a candidate in the Examination amounts to misconduct and thus the charge answered in the affirmative-On another charge certain observations made- Thus she did not behave in a manner befitting a member of a constitutional ,;,;a. body like· the Public Service Commission. The reference under Article 317

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