2013du3702 Revocation of revocation of reduction of salary

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The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Seoul High Court Decision 2012Nu25608 Decided January 15, 2013

August 23, 2013

The appeal is dismissed.

The costs of appeal are assessed against the Plaintiff.

The grounds of appeal are examined.

The lower court, citing the reasoning of the first instance judgment, determined that the Defendant’s disposition of this case was lawful on the ground that the Plaintiff’s act was in violation of Article 63 (Duty to Maintain Dignity) of the State Public Officials Act and constitutes grounds for disciplinary action stipulated under Article 78 (1) 3 of the State Public Officials Act.

In light of the records, the above judgment of the court below is just and acceptable, and contrary to the allegations in the grounds of appeal, the court below did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence in violation of logical and empirical rules, or by failing to exhaust all necessary deliberations or by violating the rules of evidence. Therefore, the appeal is dismissed and the costs of appeal are assessed against

Justices Min Il-young

Justices Lee In-bok

Chief Justice Park Jong-young

Justices Kim Jae-han