NARAYAN DATTATRAYA RAMTEERTHAKHAR versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

NARAYAN DATTATRAYA RAMTEERTHAKHAR versus STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

The Tribunal's order of removal from service for misappropriation is appropriate as the petitioner had misappropriated public money and deposited it only after being asked; challenges regarding preliminary inquiry and natural justice lack merit after a full-fledged enquiry has taken place.

Parties
Petitioner: Narayan Dattatraya Ramteerthakhar; Respondents: State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
20 November 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Disposition by Supreme Court on Petition for Leave
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Removal From Service, Misconduct, Misappropriation of Public Money, Disciplinary Inquiry, Principles of Natural Justice

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Parties

Narayan Dattatraya Ramteerthakhar

Petitioner

State of Maharashtra and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Disposition by Supreme Court on Petition for Leave

  1. 1 Whether the removal from service for misappropriation of public money was justified
  2. 2 Whether the preliminary inquiry was properly conducted and affected the validity of the disciplinary proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal's order of removal from service for misappropriation is appropriate as the petitioner had misappropriated public money and deposited it only after being asked; challenges regarding preliminary inquiry and natural justice lack merit after a full-fledged enquiry has taken place.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Delay condoned
  • Special leave petition is dismissed