High Court must not act as an appellate authority: SC

Director General of Police, Railway Protection Force and Ors. Vs Rajendra Kumar Dubey (Supreme Court)

We will first discuss the scope of interference by the High Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction with respect to disciplinary proceedings. It is well settled that the High Court must not act as an appellate authority, and re-appreciate the evidence led before the enquiry officer.

We will advert to some of the decisions of this Court with respect to interference by the High Courts wit

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