PRADEEP KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA . — C.A. No. 1187 - 1188/2005

Case under Section IV. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010058632004

Filing Date

15-Mar-2004

Registration No

C.A. No. 1187 - 1188/2005

Diary Number

5863/2004

Order Date

11-Feb-2005

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section IV

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRADEEP KUMAR

    Adv. ANIS AHMED KHAN (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA .

    Adv. RAJESH PRASAD SINGH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Feb-2005

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  3. 16-Aug-2004

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  4. 19-Jul-2004

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  5. 07-May-2004

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  6. 26-Apr-2004

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  7. 15-Mar-2004

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 1187 - 1188/2005

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Pradeep Kumar v. Union of India (C.A. 001187-001188/2005) On February 11, 2005, the Supreme Court allowed Pradeep Kumar's appeal against the High Court's order. Kumar, a Technical Supervisor, had been disciplined with five-stage pay reduction for five years; the High Court had directed reconsideration and suggested dismissal as appropriate penalty. The Supreme Court held the High Court exceeded its judicial review jurisdiction and violated the principle that a petitioner cannot be placed in a worse position by approaching court. The Court set aside the High Court's directions, quashed the subsequent dismissal inquiry initiated based on those directions, and dismissed the original writ petition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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