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JUDGMENT

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. /2014

[Arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 23631 of 2008]

Union of India and others

… Appellant (s)

Versus

P. Gunasekaran

… Respondent (s)

J U D G M E N T

KURIAN, J.:

Leave granted.

2.

Respondent, while working as Deputy Office

Superintendent, Central Excise Third Division, Coimbatore was

arrested by Police in a criminal case involving cheating and

extortion of money. The police registered a criminal case under

Sections 143, 319 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)

(hereinafter referred to as ‘IPC’) against the respondent.

Separate departmental proceedings were also initiated against

him under Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and

Appeal) Rules, 1965.

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3.

Following are the three articles of charge:

“ARTICLE-I

That the said Shri P. Gunasekaran, Deputy Office

Superintendent (Level-II) (under suspension of

Central Excise, Headquarters Office, Coimbatore

while working in the Valuation Cell, Hqrs. Office,

Coimbatore came to the office on 23.11.1992, in