Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab and Ors. v. Sukhwinder Singh

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Bench R.C. Lahoti, G.P. Mathur and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 14 July 2005

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Service Law: Punjab Police Rules: Rules 12.2_1 and 16.24 (ix). Probationer-Absence from duty-Discharge from service-Validity­ Constable on probation discharged from service due to unauthorized absence from duty-High Court held that absence from duty was a misconduct and the discharge order amounted to punishment imposed on the said constable without holding a formal enquiry under R. 16.24 (ix) and, therefore, set aside the discharge order as being wholly illegal and contrary to law-Correctness of-Held: probationer is on test and a temporary employee has no right to the post-The employer has a…

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