The State (Jordan) v Commissioner of the Garda Síochána
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judge | O'Hanlon J., |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1987 |
| Neutral Citation | 1985 WJSC-HC 2118 |
| Docket Number | 1984 -660 S.S. |
| Court | High Court |
| Date | 01 January 1987 |
1985 WJSC-HC 2118
1984 -660 S.S.
JORDAN v. WREN
The State (at the prosecution of Thomas Jordan)
Prosecutor
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The Commissioner of the Garda Siochana and The Minister for Justice
Respondents
1
Judgment of O'Hanlon J., delivered the 14th day of October, 1985
2
Dismissal of member of the Garda Síochána by decision of the Commissioner - Commissioner dispensing with inquiry under the Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations 1971, (S;I. No. 316 of 1971), and invoking his special powers of dismissal under Regulation 34 of said Regulations - dismissal challenged as having been made without regard for the requirements of natural and constitutional justice - decision of Commissioner upheld.
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