Supreme Court of India
Indu Bhushan Dwivedi v. State of Jharkhand and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the Wednesbury principles have been violated in this case, we are constrained to review the quantum punishment.
Judgment, page 20
From the headnote
Service Law - Misconduct - Charges of insubordination and indiscipline against appellant-Judicial Magistrate - Proved in disciplinary inquiry - High Court recommended dismissal of appellant, after taking into consideration his past adverse record, but without informing him that the same were being relied upon for deciding the quantum of punishment - Dismissal challenged as being vitiated due to violation of the rules of natural justice - /so, quantum of punishment challenged as being totally disproportionate to the charges found proved against the appellant - Held: Since the un communicated
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