LAWS(SC)-2012-4-21

VIJAY SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P

Decided On April 13, 2012
VIJAY SINGH Appellant
V/S
State of U. P. and Ors Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) This appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment and order dated 19.7.2011 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in CMWP No. 39609 of 2011, wherein the case of the appellant against the order of punishment in disciplinary proceedings has been rejected as the revisional authority had held that against the order passed by the disciplinary authority, the revision was not maintainable. The High Court held that on such facts the writ petition was not worth entertaining.

(3.) The instant case is an eye opener as it reveals as to what extent the superior statutory authorities decide the fate of their subordinates in a casual and cavalier manner without application of mind and then expect them to maintain complete discipline merely being members of the disciplined forces. The facts necessary to decide this appeal are as under: