Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Anr. v. M.M. Sharma

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Reported as [2011] 6 S.C.R. 18
Bench Dr. Mukundakam Sharma and Anil R. Dave JJ.
Decided 30 March 2011

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the order and direction passed by the High Court cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Service Law - Miscon,duct - Dismissal - Respondent, First Secretary in Indian Embassy at China, was allegedly found involved in unauthorized and undesirable liaison with foreign nationals of the host country - Appellant-authority, by exercising powers under clause(c) of the second proviso to Article 311 (2) of the Constitution, dispensed with enquiry into the conduct of the respondent and dismissed him from service - Respondent challenged the order - Tribunal directed re­ consideration of the punishment - Appellant-authority maintained the dismissal order - Respondent again filed application

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to

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