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22-05-2021 | 17:41 PM
Officer dismissed under Article 311
Sachin Waze, a police officer who was suspended in connection with the Mukesh Ambani terror scare case, was dismissed from service by Mumbai Police Commissioner under Article 311 (2) (b) without a departmental inquiry.
Background:
• After Waze was arrested by the NIA in March in connection with his role in the Ambani terror scare case and subsequent murder of Mansukh Hiran, he was suspended. On May 11, Mumbai Police Commissioner Nagrale dismissed him for service under Article 311 (2)(b) of the Indian Constitution.
About Article 311:
• Article 311 says that no government employee either of an all India service or a state government shall be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to the owner that appointed him/her.
• Section 2 of the article says that no civil servant shall be dismissed or removed or reduced in rank except after an inquiry in which s/he has been informed of the charges and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.
