C.A. No. 007020 / 2019
S. DHANASEKARAN vs THE COMMANDANT
Status
DISPOSED
Judges
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
Order Date
05-09-2019
Filed On
26-03-2015 04:03 PM
AI Summary
While writ courts ordinarily refrain from interfering with the disciplinary authority's discretion in imposing punishment, they may modify a penalty that is grossly disproportionate to the proven misconduct, substituting a lesser punishment such as compulsory retirement in lieu of dismissal.