Supreme Court of India · 2022-03-31
KALYAN DOMBIVALI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION vs SANJAY GAJANAN GHARAT
- Citation / case number
- SC 2021/11719
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KALYAN DOMBIVALI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
- Respondent
- SANJAY GAJANAN GHARAT
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's decision that the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation lacked the authority to suspend Sanjay Gajanan Gharat, an Additional Municipal Commissioner. The court found that the departmental inquiry against Gharat was improperly initiated and directed his immediate reinstatement. This judgment clarifies the limits of authority within municipal governance under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949.