A police officer complained as to his dismissal without a hearing
Held: A Chief Constable could dismiss without hearing him an officer who had been convicted of felony.
Statutory limitation periods are not directly applicable to proceedings for declaratory relief, but it appears that ordinarily the Court will apply a limitation period by analogy when exercising its discretion in relation to the grant of relief Cassels J indicated that, independently of his decision on the merits of the plaintiff’s claim for a declaration, he would have dismissed the claim because of waiver, delay and the application of a statutory time limit.
Cassels J
[1947] 1 All ER 788, (1947) 63 TLR 320, [1947] KB 759
England and Wales
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Cited – Ridge v Baldwin (No 1) HL 14-Mar-1963
No Condemnation Without Opportunity For Defence
Ridge, a Chief Constable, had been wrongfully dismissed because he was not given the opportunity of presenting his defence. He had been acquitted of the charges brought against him, but the judge at trial had made adverse comments about his . .
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