# LALIT KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-02-28
Citation: W.P.(C)-1546/2020 2025:DHC:1315-DB
Petitioner: LALIT KUMAR
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/CHS28022025CW15462020_174744.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 26 November 2024 Pronounced on: 28 February 2025 W.P.(C) 1546/2020 & CM APPL. 5387/2020 LALIT KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Anu Bagai, Ms. Aakriti Bhandari, Mr. Shoumik Chowdary, Advs. alongwith petitioner in person. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, SPC with Ms. Neha Yadav, Adv. Ms. Shika Sapra and Mr. Dhruv Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA JUDGMENT % 28.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Disciplinary proceedings, instituted against the petitioner by chargesheet dated 10 June 2011, issued under Rule 14(1)1 of the 1 14. Procedure for imposing major penalties – (1) No order imposing any of the penalties specified in clauses (v) to (ix) of Rule 11 shall be made except after an inquiry held, as far as may be, in the manner provided in this rule and rule 15, or in the manner provided by the Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850 (37 of 1850), where such inquiry is held under that Act. (2) Whenever the disciplinary authority is of the opinion that there are grounds for inquiring into the truth of any imputation of mi

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