Supreme Court of India

P.D. Agrawal v. State Bank of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 454

Bench S.B. Sinha and P.P. Naolekar JJ.

Decided 28 April 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that it is not a A fit case where this Court should exercise its discretionary jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Service law Disciplinary proceedings: Delay in initiation of proceedings-Effect of-Held: Proceedings were not vitiated as the ground of delay was not raised by employee before either High Court or appellate authority, and before disciplinary authority, he not only took part without any demur, but cross examined witnesses and entered his defence. Misconduct-Condonation of-Held: Terms and conditions of employees were governed by a statute and disciplinary authority by reason of rules framed, was delegated with power to initiate departmental proceedings against employee and impose suitable

Authorities it was built on

2005 State of U.P. v. Neeraj Awasthi and Ors. cited by 22
2003 Canara Bank and Ors. v. Shri Debasis Das and Ors. cited by 17
1997 Adikanda Sethi (dead) through Lrs. and Anr. v. Palani Swami Saran Transports and Anr. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2023 Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa and Others relied on
2013 S.P. Malhotra v. Punjab National Bank & Ors. relied on
2013 M/s. A.S. Motors Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. relied on
2012 The Secretary, Min.of Defence & Ors. v. Prabhash Chandra Mirdha relied on
2019 G H State Bank of India & Ors. v. Mohammad Badruddin followed
2023 Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Paper Cup Manufactures Association v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors referred to
2021 Deputy General Manager (appellate Authority) and Others v. Ajai Kumar Srivastava referred to
2020 State of U.P. v. Sudhir Kumar Singh and Ors. referred to
2011 Trilok Sudhirbhai Pandya v. Union of India & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 1 followed · 3 referred to · 1 mentioned

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