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PETITIONER: DALIP SINGH
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF PUNJAB.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 28/07/1960
BENCH: GUPTA, K.C. DAS BENCH: GUPTA, K.C. DAS GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. WANCHOO, K.N. HIDAYATULLAH, M. SHAH, J.C.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 1305 CITATOR INFO : RF 1964 SC 600 (48,49,50,71,105,146,148) D 1967 SC1260 (13) RF 1970 SC 143 (96) R 1971 SC2151 (13,19) R 1976 SC1841 (8) D 1989 SC1843 (16,17)
ACT: State Service--Officer, compulsory retirement of--If amounts to dismissal or removal from service--Test--Patiala State Regulations, 1931, Rule 278--Constitution of India, Art. 311(2).
HEADNOTE: The appellant was compulsorily retired from service by the Rajpramukh of Pepsu by an order dated August 18, 1950, which was as follows: His Highness the Rajpramukh is pleased to retire from 89 service Sardar Dalip Singh, Inspector General of Police, Pepsu (on leave) for administrative reasons with effect from the 18th August, 1950." No charges Were framed against him and it was on his insist- ence that certain charges were communicated to him. Rule 278 of the Patiala State Regulations, 1931 which was then in force, provided as follows :- " 278. For all classes of pensions of person who desires to obtain the pension is required to submit his application before any pension is granted to him. The State reserves to itself the right to retire any of its e...