Supreme Court of India
The State of Jharkhand & Ors. v. Rukma Kesh Mishra
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, there can be and is little hesitation for us to hold that the impugned order of the Division Bench upholding the judgment and order of the Single Judge of allowing the writ petition as well as the latter is fundamentally incorrect and patently illegal.
Judgment, page 22
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the order by which the respondent-civil servant was dismissed from service, following disciplinary proceedings, should have been interdicted by the High Court on the ground that the charge-sheet had not been approved by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Art.311 – Dismissal, removal or reduction in rank of persons employed in civil capacities under the Union or a State – Authority to issue chargesheet or initiate disciplinary proceedings against the government servant – Respondent-civil service officer, indulged in diverse
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