GOVT. OF TAMIL NADU vs S. VEL RAJ — C.A. No. 9385/1995

Summary The Supreme Court allowed the Government of Tamil Nadu's appeal and quashed the Administrative Tribunal's order. The respondent, a Head Constable, was validly charged with misconduct for returning to the police station while on duty in a drunken state after consuming arrack. The Court held that the Tribunal erred by re-examining evidence as an appellate body and wrongly acquitting the respondent; the findings of the enquiry officer and appellate authority were based on evidence and were not perverse. The punishment of compulsory retirement was upheld as justified misconduct. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.