Supreme Court of India

The Deputy Inspector General of Police & Anr. v. S. Samuthiram

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 174

Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.

Decided 30 November 2012

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above mentioned circumstances, we are E of the View that the High Court was not justified in setting aside the punishment imposed in the departmental proceedings as against the respondent, in its limited jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Service Law: Dismissal - Member of Armed Reserved - Prosecution of, for offences punishable uls 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Eve-Teasing Act and s. 509 /PC - In departmental inquiry a/legations found proved and punishment of dismissal 0 imposed - Subsequently, acquittal in criminal case - Held: Mere acquittal of an employee by a criminal court has no impact on the disciplinary proceedings - In the absence of any provision in the service rule for reinstatement, if an employee is honourably acquitted by a criminal court, no right is conferred on the employee to claim any benefit including

Authorities it was built on

1999 Capt. M. Paul Anthony v. Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. and Anr. cited by 9
1995 Rupan Deol Bajaj and Anr. v. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill and Anr. cited by 7
2009 Southern Railway Officers Assn. and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 3
2008 The Managing Director, State Bank of Hyderabad and Anr. v. P. Kata Rao cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2021 Union of India and Others v. Methu Meda relied on
2020 The State of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Heem Singh relied on
2015 Baljinder Pal Kaur v. State of Punjab and Others relied on
2014 Joginder Singh v. Union Territory of Chandigarh & Ors. relied on
2024 P. Manikandan v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors. referred to
2021 The State of Rajasthan & Ors. v. Love Kush Meena referred to
2017 Pawan Kumar v. State of H.P. referred to
2015 Union of India & Anr. v. Purushottam referred to
2013 State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Sankar Ghosh referred to
2013 Commissioner of Police, New Delhi & Anr. v. Mehar Singh referred to
2023 Ram Lal v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 6 referred to · 1 mentioned

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