ओम कुमार बनाम भारत संघ
| Citation | (2001) 2 SCC 386 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Date | 2 February 2001 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Bench | M. Jagannadha Rao, U.C. Banerjee JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 311 |
| Category | Constitutional Law, Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
Proportionality principle applies to disciplinary proceedings. The punishment imposed must be proportionate to the gravity of misconduct. Shockingly disproportionate punishment can be set aside by courts.
Government employees challenged punishments imposed in departmental proceedings as disproportionate to the gravity of the misconduct proved against them.
The Court introduced the doctrine of proportionality in administrative law:
This judgment introduced the proportionality doctrine into Indian administrative law and is the go-to authority when challenging disproportionate punishments in departmental proceedings.
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