Supreme Court of India
Food Corporation of India, Hyderabad and Ors. v. A. Prahalada Rao and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the appeal is allowed to the aforesaid extent.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Service law: Food Corporation of India (Staff) Regulation, 1971: Regulation c 60(/)(b). Minor penalty-Awarding of-Detailed enquiry-Holding of Necessity-Minor penalty awarded to employee for dereliction of his duties resulting in loss to the Corporation-However, no detailed enquiry as provided for major penalty was held-Validity-Held: It is not necessary to hold afull- fledged enquiry even when employee disputes his liability-It is for the disciplinary authority to decide whether. or not to hold a regular departmental enquiry-Hence, the High Court erred in holding that it is incumbent upon
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