SH. MEHNGA SINGH, EX-SUB INSPECTOR versus INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, PAP, JALANDHAR CANTT. AND ORS.
Extreme punishment of dismissal is not justified in cases where the delinquent offers a plausible explanation for the loss and has an unblemished service record. Modification of punishment to compulsory retirement is appropriate, entitling the individual to retiral benefits.
- Parties
- Appellant: Sh. Mehnga Singh, Ex-Sub Inspector; Respondents: Inspector General of Police, PAP, Jalandhar Cantt. and Ors.
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 01 September 1995
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed
- Legal Topics
- Police Disciplinary Proceedings, Punishment Modification, Compulsory Retirement, Retiral Benefits
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Parties
Sh. Mehnga Singh, Ex-Sub Inspector
Appellant
Inspector General of Police, PAP, Jalandhar Cantt. and Ors.
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the punishment of dismissal from service for loss of service revolver and live cartridges was warranted in light of plausible explanation and unblemished record.
Ratio Decidendi
Extreme punishment of dismissal is not justified in cases where the delinquent offers a plausible explanation for the loss and has an unblemished service record. Modification of punishment to compulsory retirement is appropriate, entitling the individual to retiral benefits.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed
Orders
- Punishment of dismissal to be modified to compulsory retirement
- Appellant entitled to all retiral and terminal benefits
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