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State of U.P. & Ors. v. Saroj Kumar Sinha

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 326
Bench V.S. Sirpurkar and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 2 February 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the aforesaid observations are fully applicable in the facts and circumstances of this case.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Service Law: c I Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999: r. 7(5) - Charges framed against delinquent officer - Non-supply of relevant documents to delinquent officer despite repeated request - Final order of removal passed by the authority, despite interim direction of High Court to consider the representation of delinquent. - Held: Denial of supply of the relevant documents to the delinquent officer being in flagrant disregard of r. 7(5), the enquiry proceeding is vitiated - The inquiry proceeding was also in violation of principles of natural justice and in

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 5 relied on · 2 referred to

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