Supreme Court of India

Ex-const/dvr Mukesh Kumar Raigar v. Union of India & Ors

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Reported as [2023] 1 S.C.R. 797
Bench Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi JJ.
Decided 16 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Division Bench of the High Court had rightly set aside the order passed by the Single Bench, which had wrongly interfered with the order of removal passed by the respondent authorities against the petitioner.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Service Law : Removal from service – Constable found guilty of gross misconduct and indiscipline – Suppression of pending criminal litigation in the verification form submitted at the time of appointment – Departmental inquiry – Order of remova l from the services – Single Judge of the High Court set aside t he dismissal order and directed the reinstatement of the constabl e – However, the Division Bench set aside the order – On appeal, held: Con stable has committed gross misconduct – There was deliberate supp ression of fact which was an aggravating circumstances – Force personn el are

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