sentencing the petitioner to undergo
imprisonment would fall within the definition of serious misconduct
under Regulation 9 (1) (b) of APSRTC Employees ... petitioner in connection with maintenance case
would fall within the definition of 'serious misconduct' as mentioned
in "Note (2) under Regulation
Constable Ram Singh . this Court referred to the definition of "misconduct" as given in Black's Law Dictionary and Aiyar ... could be seen that the word "misconduct" though not capable of precise definition, on reflection receives its connotation from the context, the delinquency
Tewari that Standing Order 23 does not give a definition of misconduct at all but only gives instances of it. The Standing Order 23 begins
case as impugned
acts of respondent No.3 come under the definition
of misconduct as per provisions of the service
jurisprudence and to take action
that cannot be brought out under the
definition of misconduct under Section 13(1)(d)(iii) of the
Prevention of Corruption Act punishable under Section
misconduct. If a servant
conducts himself in a way inconsistent with due and
faithful discharge of his duty in service, it is misconduct
[see Pierce ... Raza ((1969) 10Guj LR
23). The High Court has noted the definition of
misconduct in Stroud's Judicial Dictionary which runs as
under
misconduct (see Pierce v. Foster [17 QB 536, 542] ). A
disregard of an essential condition of the contract of service
may constitute misconduct [see Laws ... Raza
[10 Guj LR 23] . The High Court has noted the definition of
misconduct in Stroud's Judicial Dictionary which runs
Learned Senior Counsel pointed out the modification in the definition of criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 as against that found ... which informs:
" Section 13 : (1) Modifications made in the definition of ' Criminal Misconduct' in Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 :- Section
6.1998. Ld. Counsel Further Argued That ... vs Union Of India (1988) 1 Scc on 1
bribery and
corruption among public servants. It introduced a
definition of the offence of criminal misconduct in
discharging an official duty and new rules
