SHYAM LAL versus THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ,THE UNION OF INDIA

SHYAM LAL versus THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH ,THE UNION OF INDIA

A compulsory retirement under Article 465-A and Note 1 to the Civil Service Regulations, effected after completion of 25 years' qualifying service in the public interest, does not amount to dismissal or removal within the meaning of Article 311 of the Constitution; it does not attach stigma or entail loss of pension earned, and therefore procedural protections under Article 311 are not attracted.

Parties
Appellant: Shyam Lal; Respondent No. 1: The State of Uttar Pradesh; Respondent No. 2: The Union of India
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
30 March 1954
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Civil Miscellaneous Writ No. 379 of 1953
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Compulsory Retirement, Interpretation of Article 311, Civil Services Regulations, Dismissal and Removal, Government of India Act, 1919, Pensions
Constitutional Law Service Law Compulsory Retirement Interpretation of Article 311 Civil Services Regulations Dismissal and Removal Government of India Act, 1919 Pensions

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Parties

Shyam Lal

Appellant

The State of Uttar Pradesh

Respondent No. 1

The Union of India

Respondent No. 2

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Civil Miscellaneous Writ No. 379 of 1953

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether compulsory retirement amounts to dismissal or removal within the meaning of Article 311 of the Constitution of India.
  2. 2 Whether Article 465-A and Note 1 thereto of the Civil Service Regulations apply to the appellant.
  3. 3 Whether the President's order of compulsory retirement is invalid for not affording an opportunity to show cause.

Ratio Decidendi

A compulsory retirement under Article 465-A and Note 1 to the Civil Service Regulations, effected after completion of 25 years' qualifying service in the public interest, does not amount to dismissal or removal within the meaning of Article 311 of the Constitution; it does not attach stigma or entail loss of pension earned, and therefore procedural protections under Article 311 are not attracted.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed; no order as to costs.