Mukut Dhari Mahato v. Education
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Jharkhand dismissed a petition challenging the retrospective dismissal of a retired teacher convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC. The Court upheld the dismissal as ex post facto recognition of the conviction, allowed penalty post-superannuation, and ruled pension withholding procedural.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted; petitioner not entitled to consequential benefits or quashing of the dismissal order.