STATE OF ORISSA . vs RAKHAL CHANDRA KANUNGO . — C.A. No. 6955/2005

Summary: State of Orissa v. Rakhal Chandra Kanungo (C.A. 6955/2005) On January 30, 2008, the Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal and set aside the High Court's order. Kanungo, an L.D.C. at Railway Magistrate Court, was compulsorily retired in 1983 after departmental proceedings found him guilty of removing certificates and tampering with railway money receipts. Though trial and appellate courts upheld the retirement, the High Court reversed it solely on grounds that the Enquiry Report copy wasn't supplied to Kanungo. The Supreme Court found this reasoning perverse, noting the trial and appellate courts had clearly recorded that the report was furnished, and Kanungo's own appeal memorandum made no mention of non-supply. No costs were awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.