B.C. Chaturvedi vs Union Of India And Ors on 1 November, 1995
31. The Supreme Court in B.C.Chaturvedi v. Union of India [1995(6)
SCC 749], indicated that in normal cases, when it is found that the punishment
imposed by the authority is disproportionately excessive so as to shock the
judicial conscience, the Court has to remit the matter to the administrator for
awarding appropriate punishment. It was also held that in appropriate cases, the
Court can modify the punishment by moulding the relief. The observation reads
thus: