CHANNABASAPPA BASAPPA HAPPALI vs STATE OF MYSORE

The Supreme Court held that the admission of facts by the appellant, a police constable, during a departmental enquiry amounted to a plea of guilty regarding his absence from duty without leave and his act of fasting, which constituted indiscipline. The Court clarified that in a departmental enquiry, the distinction between admission of facts and admission of guilt does not exist, and the appellant's actions were sufficient to establish his guilt. The dismissal of the appellant was upheld, confirming the findings of the Mysore High Court.