# Union of India vs Delhi Police Sub-Inspector

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## Report card

By judgment dated 1 April 1969 in Civil Appeal No. 1111 of 1965, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: M. Hidayatullah, J. C. Shah, V. Ramaswami, A. N. Grover, G. K. Mitter, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Sub-Inspector, Police Station Daryaganj, Delhi Police.

- Register number: DL 06 CW 0001
- Case reference: Civil Appeal No. 1111 of 1965 / AIR 1970 SC 122; (1969) 2 SCC 108
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: M. Hidayatullah, J. C. Shah, V. Ramaswami, A. N. Grover, G. K. Mitter, JJ.), 1 April 1969
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, Police Station Daryaganj, Delhi Police
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Not stated in the cited sources
- Finding of the Court (extract): “The respondent was found guilty of the charge and was dismissed from service by the order dated December 8, 1949, passed by one Jagannath, a Superintendent of Police in the Delhi Police Force.” (at para n/a)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Disciplinary action upheld. Sentence: dismissal.
- Present status of the proceedings: No further proceedings are recorded in the cited sources; the judgment is the concluded position shown.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/825886/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1969-0001)

**Record:** CW-1969-0001 (compiler id CWC-1107); case GAP3-127-016
**Title:** Union of India vs Delhi Police Sub-Inspector
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: M. Hidayatullah; J. C. Shah; V. Ramaswami; A. N. Grover; G. K. Mitter
**Case number / citation:** Civil Appeal No. 1111 of 1965 / AIR 1970 SC 122; (1969) 2 SCC 108
**Judgment:** 1969-04-01 (1969, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1949-01-01 (1949)
**Place:** Central Delhi, Delhi; city town: Delhi; police station or unit: Police Station Daryaganj, Delhi; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, Police Station Daryaganj, Delhi Police (1 in record)
**Victims:** Not stated (0 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Supreme Court on 1 April 1969 allowed the Union's appeal and dismissed Sub-Inspector's suit, restoring his 1949 dismissal from the Delhi Police. The Court found that the Daryaganj SI had been found guilty in a departmental enquiry of accepting a bribe connected with a criminal case. It held that the re-employed Deputy Superintendent remained a superior police officer competent to hold the enquiry, that city Superintendents of Police were competent dismissing authorities, and that oral evidence proved substantial compliance with Rule 16.38 of the Punjab Police Rules. The dismissal was restored with no order as to costs and no compensation. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> The respondent was found guilty of the charge and was dismissed from service by the order dated December 8, 1949, passed by one Jagannath, a Superintendent of Police in the Delhi Police Force.

**Sources (2):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/825886/); [advocatekhoj.com](https://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/judgments/index.php?go=1969/april/union-of-india-vs-jagjit-singh-insc-97-1-april-1969-1)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** corruption
**admin subcategory:** bribery_pc_act
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** n/a
**display title redacted:** Union of India vs Delhi Police Sub-Inspector
**followup status:** never_checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '1969-04-01', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'Supreme Court of India', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The Supreme Court of India upheld service punishment imposed on police personnel.', 'disposition': 'Disciplinary action · Procedural only', 'source': 'AIR 1970 SC 122; (1969) 2 SCC 108', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/825886/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/judgments/index.php?go=1969/april/union-of-india-vs-jagjit-singh-insc-97-1-april-1969-1', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** bribery pc act
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** SC restored dismissal of Daryaganj SI for bribe-taking; enquiry-officer status and SP competence upheld.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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