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Maharana Pratap Singh v. The State of Bihar & Ors

Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1930 – R.55

Disposed of
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
23 Apr 2025
Citation
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1662
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 5497/2025
Bench
Dipankar Datta, Prashant Kumar Mishra

Issue for consideration

Whether due process was followed in dismissing the appellant from service and whether his dismissal from service is justified, on facts and in the circumstances; whether, in light of the facts, evidence, witnesses, and circumstances of the case, the charges in the identical to those in the departmental proceedings, such that an acquittal in the criminal case would render the findings in the disciplinary proceedings vulnerable.

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