DELHI ADMINISTRATION Vs. CHANAN SHAH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The respondent was recruited as a constable in the police service in the undivided Punjab on April 3, 1934. By April 1946 he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector. In 1950, he was posted at Delhi. On August 26, 1955 be was confirmed in this rank by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Delhi.

(2.) In the beginning of 1957 an accusation was made against him that while investigating a case registered by him against one Mohammad Jamil under First Information Report No. 1322 dated November 25, 1956 he had taken one Rame Shah to the Lahori Gate police post without formally arresting him and received from him by way of illegal gratification Rs. 100/- which was paid on his behalf by one Roshan Lal. On coming to know of this complaint Sri A. C. Chaturvedi, Superintendent of Police (City), Delhi, made some kind of summary inquiry into the matter and on 28-2-1957 passed the following order:-

(3.) On November 15, 1957 Sri Sharma drew up a formal charge-sheet. On the basis of the charge-sheet he held an inquiry and found that the allegations against the respondent were substantially true. On March 18, 1958 Sri Sharma served a notice on the respondent to show cause why he should not be dismissed. After considering his reply and hearing him personally Sri Sharma passed an order on April 12, 1958 dismissing him from service. An appeal filed by him against the order was rejected by the Deputy Inspector General on February 14, 1959, and a revision petition filed by him was rejected by the Inspector General on June 5, 1959.