Commissioner Of Police & Ors. vs Manish Kumar Meena

ik-77043464 Delhi High Court 20 December 2024 • 10 min read

Judges (2)

Rekha Palli Delivered Saurabh Banerjee Coram

Counsel (6)

Harshit S Gahlot Counsel Respondent Hemant Goyal Counsel Petitioner Mayank Tiwari Counsel Respondent Prerna Tandon Counsel Respondent Vijay Joshi Counsel Petitioner Vivek Kumar Tandon Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Commissioner of Police Petitioner Manish Kumar Meena Respondent

Case Significance

Commissioner Of Police & Ors. vs Manish Kumar Meena is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 20, 2024 (citation: ik-77043464). The Commissioner of Police challenged a CAT order that set aside the summary dismissal of a police constable without holding an enquiry, where the Tribunal had granted liberty to initiate fresh disciplinary proceedings within three months. The court found no reason to interfere with the impugned order, noting that dismissal without enquiry was not justified as no preliminary enquiry findings were recorded, and the Tribunal had already preserved the petitioners' right to conduct proper discipl The bench comprised Justices Rekha Palli and Saurabh Banerjee. The judgment was delivered by Justice Rekha Palli. Counsel appearing: Harshit S Gahlot (counsel for respondent), Hemant Goyal (counsel for petitioner), Mayank Tiwari (counsel for respondent), Prerna Tandon (counsel for respondent), Vijay Joshi (counsel for petitioner), Vivek Kumar Tandon (counsel for respondent).

Summary

The Commissioner of Police challenged a CAT order that set aside the summary dismissal of a police constable without holding an enquiry, where the Tribunal had granted liberty to initiate fresh disciplinary proceedings within three months. The court found no reason to interfere with the impugned order, noting that dismissal without enquiry was not justified as no preliminary enquiry findings were recorded, and the Tribunal had already preserved the petitioners' right to conduct proper disciplinary proceedings. The writ petition was dismissed with further three months granted to conduct the enquiry.

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The Commissioner of Police challenged a CAT order that set aside the summary dismissal of a police constable without holding an enquiry, where the Tribunal had granted liberty to initiate fresh discip...

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