Supreme Court of India
M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. v. Shri Rajendra D. Harmalkar
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court in interfering with the order of punishment imposed by the Disciplinary Authority of dismissing the original writ petitioner from service and ordering reinstatement without back wages and other benefits is hereby quashed and set aside.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Constitution of India: Art.226 – Writ Jurisdiction of High Court – Interference with the decision of disciplinary authority, scope of – Respondent-original writ petitioner was appointed as casual employee in 1982 – He applied for the post of Refueling Helper and in qualification he mentioned Secondary School – Chief Vigilance Officer received a complaint that respondent had secured his job by submitting false and forged certificates – Similar complaint was also made to the police authorities – Despite repetitive requests and follow up by the authorities, the respondent did not submit the…
Authorities it was built on
- 2000 Om Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India in Delhi Development Authority v. Skipper Construction and Anr.
- 1995 B.C. Chaturvedi v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1997 Union of India and Another v. G. Ganayutham (dead) by Lrs.
- 2013 Lucknow K. Gramin Bank (now Allahabad, U.P. Gramin Bank) & Anr. v. Rajendra Singh
- 2006 Union of India and Ors. v. Dwarka Prasad Tiwari
- 2016 Union of India & Ors. v. Diler Singh
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