Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. Const Sunil Kumar

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Reported as [2023] 1 S.C.R. 961
Bench M. R. Shah and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 19 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above the present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Service law – Dismissal from service – Allegation t hat respondent consumed liquor while on duty and threate ned senior officers – CRPF dismissed the respondent from servi ce – Order confirmed by the Appellate Authority – Single Judge of the High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the respondent – However, the Division Bench of the High Court reinstated the responden t – It held that dismissal was disproportionate as when the misconduct was committed the respondent was not on active duty – On appeal, held: The charges and misconduct proved against the respondent was of misbehaving

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