Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Service Matter — Reversion of Officer Holding Tenure Post to Parent State with Stigma Amounts to Reduction in Rank under Article 311(2). The Court held that offering alternatives of lower post, reversion, or retirement, with imputation of unsatisfactory work, constitutes a penalty and requires enquiry under Article 311(2) of the Constitution.
8 Apr 1969The dispute arose when Debesh Chandra Das, a senior member of the Indian Civil Service holding the post of Secretary to the Government of India, was a...
