Supreme Court of India

Union of India Etc. Etc. v. K.V. Jankiraman Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1991] 3 S.C.R. 790

Bench Ranganath Misra J.

Decided 27 August 1991

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid peculiar facts of the present case, the DPC which met in July 1986 was justified in resorting to the sealed cover procedure, notwithstanding the fact that the charge-sheet in the departmental proceedings was issued in August/December, 1987.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Civil Services: Government of India (Deptt. of Personnel and Training) Office Memorandum No. 22011/ 1/79 Estt. ( ) dated 30.1.82-Promotion-Sealed cover procedure-When could be resor ted to--Exoneration from all charges-Notional promotion from the date the juniors were promoted-Arrears of salary from date of notional promotion-Grant of-Proceedings deliiyed because of the employee's acts or acquitted on benefit of doubt or owing to non-availability of evidence due to employee's acts-Entitlement to back wages-To be decided by the authority concerned-Employee visited with penalty in disciplinary

Where later benches applied it

2022 Rama Negi v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2017 Mohammed Faizal K.A. v. D. Sali and Ors. relied on
2016 Harsh Kumar Sharma, Ifs v. State of Punjab & Anr. relied on
2013 Union of India & Ors. v. Anil Kumar Sarkar relied on
2012 Gurpal Singh v. High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan relied on
2012 Ram Ashish Dixit v. Chairman Purvanchal Gramin Bank Limited and Anr. relied on
2011 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation v. M. Prabhakar Rao relied on
2011 Chairman-cum-m.d., Coal India Ltd., & Ors. v. Ananta Saha & Ors. relied on
2025 Pawan Kumar Tiwary and Others v. Jharkhand State Electricity Board (now Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited) and Others referred to
2025 K. Samba Moorthy v. Sanjiv Chadha & Ors. referred to
2024 State Bank of India & Ors. v. Navin Kumar Sinha referred to
2013 The Government of Andhra Pradesh and Others v. Ch. Gandhi referred to
2014 State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Ramanand Pandey not applicable
2013 Sarva U.P. Gramin Bank & Ors. v. Manoj Kumar Chak not applicable

Of those, 8 relied on · 4 referred to · 2 not applicable

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