Supreme Court of India

The Managing Director, State Bank of Hyderabad and Anr. v. P. Kata Rao

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Reported as [2008] 6 S.C.R. 983
Bench S.B. Sinha and D.K. Jain JJ.
Decided 24 April 2008
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that it is not a fit case where we should exercise our discretionary jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India, particularly in view of the fact that the respondent has now G reached his age of superannuation, and the appropriate authority of the appellant would be entitled to impose any suitable penalty upon him.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Service Law - Departmental proceedings - Simultaneous criminal proceedings on the same set of c charges - Order of dismissal by Disciplinary Authority - Acquittal of all the charges in criminal proceedings - High Court directing appropriate authority to re-consider the punishment imposed on the delinquent officer- Held: Superior courts ordinarily should not interfere with quantum of punishment and finding of enquiry officer-Acquittal in criminal proceeding also do not debar departmental proceedings - However, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, order of dismissal not

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 distinguished · 1 referred to

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