Supreme Court Denies Full Salary for Suspension Period After Penalty Reduction in Bank Employee Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to full salary for the suspension period when the initial dismissal order is reduced to a lesser penalty. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Om Pal Singh vs. Disciplinary Authority & Ors. Judgment […]
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Long Unauthorized Absence: State of Odisha vs. Ganesh Chandra Sahoo (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a disciplinary authority’s decision to dismiss an employee for prolonged unauthorized absence can be overturned based on a belated medical certificate, especially when the employee defied orders for medical examination. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Disciplinary
Can a Higher Authority Impose Penalties? Supreme Court Clarifies in Canara Bank vs. Kameshwar Singh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a higher authority can impose penalties in disciplinary proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Canara Bank and Ors. vs. Kameshwar Singh Judgment Date: 08 January 2020 Date of the Judgment: 08 January 2020
Supreme Court Orders Fresh Inquiry in Disciplinary Case Against Brigadier L.I. Singh Date of the Judgment: 17 December 2019 Citation: Not Available Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Ajay Rastogi, J. Can disciplinary proceedings against a retired army officer be continued based on a flawed initial inquiry? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Postal Misconduct Case: Union of India vs. Udai Bhan Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a disciplinary inquiry is vitiated by non-supply of documents and delay in proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Union of India vs. Udai Bhan Singh Judgment Date: 21 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 21
Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Power to Re-Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings: Hari Niwas Gupta vs. State of Bihar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can re-initiate disciplinary proceedings against judicial officers after a previous dismissal order was set aside for lack of recorded reasons, and whether the High Court or the Governor is the competent
Supreme Court Protects Judicial Officers from Disciplinary Action for Wrong Orders: Krishna Prasad Verma vs. State of Bihar (2019) Date of the Judgment: 26 September 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose Can a judicial officer be penalized for making a mistake in a
Supreme Court Upholds “Severe Displeasure” for Officer’s Misconduct: Union of India vs. Lt. Col. Kuldeep Yadav (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Armed Forces Tribunal should interfere with a disciplinary authority’s decision on the degree of censure, specifically when the authority has chosen “Severe Displeasure (Recordable).” CASE TYPE: Armed Forces Disciplinary Matter Case Name: Union of
Supreme Court Orders De Novo Inquiry in U.P. Lekhpal Dismissal Case (23 September 2019) Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 954 Judges: R. Banumathi, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a disciplinary inquiry be deemed valid if the employee is not given a fair chance to present their case? The Supreme
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Judicial Officer for Misconduct: Shrirang Yadavrao Waghmare vs. State of Maharashtra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the dismissal of a judicial officer for misconduct, specifically for showing favoritism due to a personal relationship, is justified. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Shrirang Yadavrao Waghmare vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Despite Acquittal in Corruption Case: Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. vs. Sri C. Nagaraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a departmental inquiry can proceed and result in dismissal even after a criminal court acquits the employee on the same charges. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Disciplinary Proceedings) Case Name: Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation
Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement Due to Flawed Inquiry in College Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: 08 August 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 766 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J. and Hemant Gupta, J. Can a college terminate a professor’s employment without following proper procedures? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case
