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Durga Prasad v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Service Law – Disciplinary Proceedings

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
23 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1572
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 5456/2025
Bench
Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Manoj Misra

Issue for consideration

Matter pertains to initiation of inquiry against the appellant (Inspector of Police at the time of riots) on account of dereliction of duty in controlling the 1984 riots. Whether, in the facts of the case, the High Court ought to have given liberty to the Disciplinary whether it is a fit case to put a quietus to the proceeding.

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