Supreme Court of India

Reference Under Article 317 (1) No.2 of 2008 in Re: Mehar Singh Saini, Chairman, Hpsc and Ors. v. --

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Reported as [2010] 14 S.C.R. 647
Decided 12 November 2010
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What the Court ordered

Held as under: · • ... we only hope and trust that a constitutional authority like the Commission should neither withhold any document nor refuse to cooperate with the State Vigilance Bureau in the matter of conduct of an inquiry.

Judgment, page 92

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Constitution of India, 1950: Article 317(1)- Reference to Supreme Court for inquiry c into allegations of misbehaviour against Chairman/Members .of a Public· Service Commission - Nature of the proceedings :... Standard of proof- HELD: The proceedings are neither akin to those under service law nor to those under criminal law - The nature of such proceedings is sui generis and the Court 0 can evolve its own procedure in consonance with the language of Article 317 (1) read with the provisions of the Supreme Court Rules and the principles of natural justice - The standard of proof applicable to

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