# Chandigarh Administration and Others v. Ex. S.\[name withheld\]

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## Report card

By judgment dated 27 March 1998 in Civil Appeal No. 2498 of 1997, the Supreme Court of India (Coram: S. C. Agrawal, G. T. Nanavati, JJ.) upheld the disciplinary action taken against the Sub-Inspector, UT Police Chandigarh.

- Register number: CH 01 CW 0004
- Case reference: Civil Appeal No. 2498 of 1997 / (1998) 3 AWC 1838
- Court and date: Supreme Court of India (Coram: S. C. Agrawal, G. T. Nanavati, JJ.), 27 March 1998
- Officer(s) at the material time: Sub-Inspector, UT Police Chandigarh
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India; Article 311(3) of the Constitution of India
- Finding of the Court (extract): “Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it cannot be said that the disciplinary authority was not justified in holding that it was not reasonably practicable to hold an enquiry. We are, therefore, unable to uphold the impugned judgment …” (at para 9)
- 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://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/681808/chandigarh-administration-and-others-vs-exsi-gurdit-singh/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-1998-0002)

**Record:** CW-1998-0002 (compiler id CWC-0064); case CHANDI-010
**Title:** Chandigarh Administration and Others v. Ex. S.\[name withheld\]
**Court:** Supreme Court of India; judges: S. C. Agrawal; G. T. Nanavati
**Case number / citation:** Civil Appeal No. 2498 of 1997 / (1998) 3 AWC 1838
**Judgment:** 1998-03-27 (1998, day precision)
**Incident date:** 1991-01-29 (1991)
**Place:** Chandigarh, Chandigarh; city town: Chandigarh; police station or unit: UT Police Chandigarh; force: state_police
**Category:** Bribery & extortion
**Sub-category:** bribery pc act
**Outcome:** Disciplinary action upheld (disciplinary_upheld)
**Sections:** PC Act 1988 s.7; Constitution Art 311(2)(b); Constitution Art 311(3)
**Officers (gated display forms):** Sub-Inspector, UT Police Chandigarh (1 in record)
**Victims:** Chandigarh woman (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** dismissal
**Sentence type:** dismissal (dismissal)

The Supreme Court restored the dismissal of Chandigarh Sub-Inspector, caught red-handed in uniform on 29 January 1991 accepting a Rs 2,000 bribe at the complainant's residence for releasing gold ornaments and articles retained at the police station. The SSP had dismissed him under Article 311(2)(b) on a DSP's report that he was a terror in the area and witnesses would not depose freely, while a Section 7 PC Act case went to the CBI. Setting aside the Tribunal's reinstatement order, the Court held the dismissal justified, noting the Tribunal had ignored the finality clause in Article 311(3) and that criminal-trial witnesses had indeed turned hostile. Matters not addressed in the cited judgment text are not recorded here.

> Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it cannot be said that the disciplinary authority was not justified in holding that it was not reasonably practicable to hold an enquiry. We are, therefore, unable to uphold the impugned judgment of the Tribunal.

**Sources (2):** [courtkutchehry.com](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/681808/chandigarh-administration-and-others-vs-exsi-gurdit-singh/); [casemine.com](https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5609ad0de4b0149711410628)
**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:** 9
**display title redacted:** Chandigarh Administration and Others v. Ex. S.\[name withheld\]
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-19', 'scope': 'Round-8 full re-verification: published record re-checked against the judgment text (outcome, officers, quote, key facts) plus methodology-compliance pass', 'method': 'skills-guided adversarial re-verification of the published record against the judgment text (reverify/t1-*/adversarial-8.jsonl)', 'result': 'holds', 'corrections_applied': \[\]}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '1998-03-27', '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': '(1998) 3 AWC 1838', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-19
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/681808/chandigarh-administration-and-others-vs-exsi-gurdit-singh/', 'link_checked': None}; {'url': 'https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5609ad0de4b0149711410628', '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:** Bribe-taking SI's Art 311(2)(b) dismissal restored by SC; verified.
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Disciplinary action upheld.

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