Remanded
Jagbir Singh v. The Union Of India and Ors.
Patna HCL.P.A/1394/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a Letters Patent Appeal challenging departmental action, the Patna High Court held that it could not interfere with the quantum of punishment due to delay. The Court remanded the matter to the competent authority to allow the appellant to appeal for modification of the punishment order within 60 days, without expressing an opinion on the merits.
What did the court decide?
Matters remanded to competent authority to grant appellant opportunity to appeal for modification of punishment within 60 days.