Supreme Court of India

Dipti Prakash Banerjee v. Satvendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Calcutta and Others.

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Reported as [1999] 1 S.C.R. 532

Bench M. Jagannadha Rao J.

Decided 10 February 1999

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the words amounting to 'stigma' need not be contained in the order of termination but may also be H 552 SUPREME COURT REPORTS f 1999] 1 S.C.R. A contained in an order or proceeding referred to in the order of termination or in an annexure thereto and would vitiate the order of termination.

Judgment, page 20

Authorities it was built on

1966 Manujendra Duit v. Purendu Prosad Roy Chowdhury & Ors. cited by 7
1973 U.p.state Electricity Board, Lucknow v. The Official Liquidator Lower Ganges Jamuna Electricity Distributing Co. Ltd. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2020 Dr. Vijayakumaran C.P.V. v. Central University of Kerala & Ors. relied on
2015 Ratnesh Kumar Choudhary v. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Biharand Others relied on
2025 Sarita Choudhary v. High Court of Madhya Pradesh & Another referred to
2012 State Bank of India and Others v. Palak Modi and Another referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to

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