DIR. GEN. OF POLICE vs G DASSAYAN

The Supreme Court held that the dismissal of a police constable was invalid as the Enquiry Report was not provided to him prior to the dismissal, violating principles of natural justice. The Court emphasized that the competent authority to impose such a penalty was the Superintendent of Police of Kanyakumari District, where the respondent was stationed at the time of the charges. Consequently, the Court upheld the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal's decision to set aside the dismissal order.