Rajasthan Housing Board vs. Roshan Lal Saini: Supreme Court on Double Dismissal LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can be subjected to multiple dismissal orders for the same misconduct. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Rajasthan Housing Board vs. Roshan Lal Saini and Others Judgment Date: 29 July 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 29 July […]
Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Voluntary Retirement in Rathin Ghosh vs. WBSEDCL Date of the Judgment: 29 July 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can a disciplinary proceeding result in the dismissal of an employee for a minor lapse, especially when the employee has a long and unblemished
Supreme Court Upholds Bank’s Decision: No Repeated Hearings for Employees in Disciplinary Cases (25 July 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is entitled to multiple opportunities for a hearing in disciplinary proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State Bank of India & Ors. vs. Atindra Nath Bhattacharyya & Anr. [Judgment Date]: 25 July 2019
Supreme Court directs Securities Appellate Tribunal to reconsider penalty on PRRSAAR for financial irregularities: PRRSAAR vs. National Stock Exchange (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) properly considered the quantum of punishment imposed on a trading member by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for financial irregularities. CASE TYPE: Securities Law, Disciplinary Proceedings Case
Supreme Court on Disciplinary Proceedings: SBI vs. Mohammad Badruddin (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the non-communication of disagreement with the Inquiry Officer’s report and consideration of past punishments without notice vitiates disciplinary proceedings. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Disciplinary Proceedings) Case Name: State Bank of India & Ors. vs. Mohammad Badruddin Judgment Date: 16 July 2019 Introduction
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Negligent Weapon Handling in CRPF: Union of India vs. Sitaram Mishra (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) can be dismissed for negligently handling a weapon, resulting in a co-worker’s death, despite being acquitted in a criminal trial for the same incident. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court clarifies back wages entitlement in unauthorized absence case: Chief Regional Manager vs. Siraj Uddin Khan (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee is automatically entitled to back wages upon the setting aside of a termination order, especially when the employee was absent from duty. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Chief Regional Manager, United
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Cowardice but Sets Aside Imprisonment in Army Act Case Date of the Judgment: 02 July 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 650 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a soldier be dismissed for not retaliating against militants and abandoning his post during an attack? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court modifies punishment to compulsory retirement for Bank Officer in Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate, warranting modification to compulsory retirement, based on the principle of parity with co-delinquent employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Naresh Chandra Bhardwaj vs. Bank
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Drunken Misconduct in Police Force: State of Uttarakhand vs. Prem Ram (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the disciplinary order of dismissal of a police constable for drunkenness and misbehavior. CASE TYPE: Service Law (Disciplinary Proceedings) Case Name: State of Uttarakhand and Ors. vs.
Supreme Court Revisits Life Ban on Cricketer Sreesanth for Spot-Fixing: S. Sreesanth vs. BCCI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the life ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on cricketer S. Sreesanth for alleged spot-fixing was justified and whether the disciplinary proceedings followed principles of natural justice and considered relevant factors
Supreme Court overturns High Court order on continuity of service for re-engaged contract employees: APSRTC vs. B. Venkataiah (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a re-engaged contract employee is entitled to continuity of service from the date of their initial termination until their re-engagement for the purpose of regularization, even if the termination was not challenged. CASE
