Supreme Court of India

Sukhdarshan Singh v. The State of Punjab & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 3 S.C.R. 1132
Bench K. M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 3 March 2022

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the impugned judgment also cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Service Law: Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970 – In the instant case, appellant was ap pointed as a clerk by the State Transport Department – Two FIRs w ere lodged against him and in connection with these cases he was su spended w.e.f 02.09.1986 – After appellant’s conviction, on 13 .03.2003, an order of termination was issued against the appellant – Appellate authority set aside the termination order, however, directed that appellant would not be entitled to any salary for t he period of suspension and it would be termed as dies non – This led to institution of civil

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