Proportionality of Punishment

Supreme Court modifies dismissal of Syndicate Bank manager for irregularities: B S N Prasad vs. The General Manager Personnel Syndicate Bank & Ors (2025) INSC 89 (21 January 2025)

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Supreme Court Modifies Dismissal of Bank Manager in Syndicate Bank Case Date of the Judgment: 21 January 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 89 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Augustine George Masih, J. Can a bank employee’s dismissal be justified even if the financial losses caused by their actions are recovered? The Supreme Court of India […]

Supreme Court modifies dismissal of Syndicate Bank manager for irregularities: B S N Prasad vs. The General Manager Personnel Syndicate Bank & Ors (2025) INSC 89 (21 January 2025) Read Post »

Supreme Court Revisits Disciplinary Action: Gajendra Singh vs. Union of India (2022)

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Supreme Court Revisits Disciplinary Action: Gajendra Singh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate to the misconduct of issuing an insurance cover note without receiving the premium. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: Dr. Gajendra Singh vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: July

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Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Head Constable for Entering Women’s Barracks: Anil Kumar Upadhyay vs. Director General, SSB (20 April 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Head Constable for Entering Women’s Barracks: Anil Kumar Upadhyay vs. Director General, SSB (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate for a Head Constable who entered a women’s barrack, given that a female constable involved received a lesser penalty. CASE TYPE: Service Law – Disciplinary

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Supreme Court modifies punishment of removal to compulsory retirement in bank employee case: Umesh Kumar Pahwa vs. Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (2022)

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Supreme Court modifies punishment of removal to compulsory retirement in bank employee case: Umesh Kumar Pahwa vs. Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of removal from service was disproportionate to the charges proved against the employee. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Umesh Kumar Pahwa vs. The Board of Directors Uttarakhand Gramin

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Supreme Court converts dismissal to compulsory retirement in drunk driving case: Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi vs. Sanya Sahayak (2022)

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Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Compulsory Retirement in Drunk Driving Case: Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi vs. Sanya Sahayak (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the punishment of dismissal for a driver found driving under the influence of alcohol is disproportionate to the misconduct proved. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi (Dead) Thr. LRs. vs. Sanya

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Supreme Court modifies punishment in drunk driving case: Brijesh Chandra Dwivedi vs. Sanya Sahayak (25 January 2022)

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Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Compulsory Retirement in Drunk Driving Case Date of the Judgment: 25 January 2022 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. Can a disciplinary authority impose a punishment of dismissal for a driver found driving under the influence of alcohol? The Supreme Court recently addressed

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Supreme Court settles the issue of Disproportionate Punishment in Departmental Proceedings: Union of India vs. P. Balasubrahmanyam (04 March 2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Tribunal’s Decision on Disproportionate Punishment in Departmental Proceedings Date of the Judgment: 04 March 2021 Citation: Civil Appeal Nos. 3592-3593 of 2020 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and Hrishikesh Roy, J. Can a disciplinary authority impose a major penalty when the most serious charges against an employee are not proven? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement for Bank Manager in Loan Misconduct Case: Boloram Bordoloi vs. Lakhimi Gaolia Bank & Ors. (2021) INSC 54

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Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement for Bank Manager in Loan Misconduct Case Date of the Judgment: February 08, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 54 Judges: Ashok Bhushan, J., R. Subhash Reddy, J., M.R. Shah, J. Can a bank employee be compulsorily retired for misconduct related to loan disbursement? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question

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Supreme Court Converts Dismissal to Voluntary Retirement in Rathin Ghosh vs. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (29 July 2019)

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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 Converts Dismissal to Voluntary Retirement in Rathin Ghosh vs. West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (29 July 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal for Drunken Misconduct in Police Force: State of Uttarakhand vs. Prem Ram (2019)

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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.

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