Public Servant Cannot Be Dismissed Without Departmental Enquiry Unless Sufficient Cause Is Shown, Delhi Police Officer Reinstated: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on March 12, 2026, emphasized that a government servant cannot be dismissed from service without holding a departmental enquiry merely based on presumption. The Court clarified that the authority must have material evidence to justify dispensing with the enquiry under Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India. Mere assumptions or beliefs of the authority are not enough to take such serious action. Case Background The appellant, a…