Departmental Inquiry

Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Teacher in Sexual Harassment Case: Lucy Sequeira Trust vs. Kailash Ramesh Tandel (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Teacher in Sexual Harassment Case: Lucy Sequeira Trust vs. Kailash Ramesh Tandel (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: The key legal issue was whether the school management was justified in terminating a teacher’s services based on a departmental inquiry, despite pending criminal proceedings related to sexual harassment allegations. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Sexual […]

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on continuity of service for contract employees dismissed after inquiry: Depot Manager vs. S. Krishna (2018)

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on continuity of service for contract employees dismissed after inquiry: Depot Manager vs. S. Krishna (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contract employee, dismissed after a departmental inquiry, is entitled to continuity of service upon re-engagement. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The Depot Manager & Ors. vs. Sri S.

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Disciplinary Inquiry: Union of India vs. Ram Lakhan Sharma (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision on Disciplinary Inquiry: Union of India vs. Ram Lakhan Sharma (2018) Date of the Judgment: 02 July 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 605 Judges: Adarsh Kumar Goel, J., Ashok Bhushan, J. (authored the judgment) Can a disciplinary inquiry be deemed fair if the Inquiry Officer also acts as the prosecutor?

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Supreme Court Upholds Employee’s Right to Fair Inquiry: UCO Bank vs. Rajendra Shankar Shukla (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Employee’s Right to Fair Inquiry: UCO Bank vs. Rajendra Shankar Shukla (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether denial of financial resources during a departmental inquiry violates an employee’s right to a fair defense. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: UCO Bank & Ors. vs. Rajendra Shankar Shukla. [Judgment Date]: 15 February 2018 Date of

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Supreme Court Intervenes in Termination Case, Orders Reinstatement for Retiring Teacher: Dr. T. Murugan vs. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (2018)

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Supreme Court Intervenes in Termination Case, Orders Reinstatement for Retiring Teacher: Dr. T. Murugan vs. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of an employee was justified when a departmental inquiry was not conducted properly and a magisterial inquiry exonerated the employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Dr. T. Murugan vs. The

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Theft Case: BHEL vs. Mani (2017)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a departmental inquiry is vitiated if a criminal court acquits the employee on the same charges. CASE TYPE: Labour Law, Service Law Case Name: Management of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. vs. M. Mani Judgment Date: 9 November 2017 Date of the Judgment: 9 November 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 977 Judges: R.K. Agrawal,

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Supreme Court sets aside dismissal order after exoneration in departmental inquiry: Prithipal Singh vs. State of Punjab (2006)

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Introduction Date of the Judgment: 19th October 2006 Citation: Appeal (civil) 5226 of 2004 Judges: S.B. Sinha, J. and Dalveer Bhandari, J. Can an employee’s dismissal be upheld when they were later cleared of the charges in a departmental inquiry? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in the case of Prithipal Singh

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