THE STATE OF PUNJAB HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF PUNJAB vs JASWANT SINGH — C.A. No. 11871/2014

Case under Section IV. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010207692011

Filing Date

07-Jul-2011

Registration No

C.A. No. 11871/2014

Diary Number

20769/2011

Order Date

05-Sep-2023

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2023 INSC 798

Disposal Type

Appeals Allowed

Last updated 06-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section IV

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF PUNJAB HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF PUNJAB

    Adv. KARAN SHARMA[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JASWANT SINGH

    Adv. YADAV NARENDER SINGH[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-Sep-2023

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  3. 05-Sep-2023

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  4. 05-Sep-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan

  5. 16-Aug-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 16-Aug-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan

  7. 09-Aug-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 09-Aug-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.V. Viswanathan

  9. 31-May-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 31-May-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 26-Nov-2015

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  12. 26-Nov-2015

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  13. 26-Nov-2015

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  14. 01-Sep-2015

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  15. 01-Sep-2015

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  16. 01-Sep-2015

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  17. 16-Dec-2014

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  18. 16-Dec-2014

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  19. 09-Dec-2014

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  20. 12-Sep-2014

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  21. 12-Sep-2014

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  22. 12-Sep-2014

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  23. 11-Jul-2014

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  24. 08-May-2014

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  25. 15-Apr-2014

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  26. 15-Apr-2014

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  27. 04-Feb-2014

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  28. 25-Oct-2013

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  29. 19-Aug-2013

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  30. 01-Jul-2013

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  31. 25-Apr-2013

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  32. 07-Dec-2012

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  33. 26-Jul-2012

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  34. 09-May-2012

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  35. 03-Apr-2012

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  36. 17-Feb-2012

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  37. 09-Jan-2012

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  38. 07-Jul-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 11871/2014

  39. [ 2023 INSC 798 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed Punjab's appeal and set aside the lower courts' judgments, ruling that Jaswant Singh's discharge as a probationary constable under Rule 12.21 of the Punjab Police Rules was valid and "simpliciter" (non-punitive) in nature. The Court held that since no serious misconduct allegations formed the foundation of discharge—only assessment of unsuitability after prolonged unauthorized absence from training—no formal disciplinary inquiry was required, and probationers possess no inherent right to continued service during probation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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