Supreme Court of India

Suresh Pathrella v. Oriental Bank of Commerce

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 564
Bench H.K. Sema and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.
Decided 19 October 2006

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What the Court ordered

In the result, these appeals being devoid of merits are, accordingly, dismissed.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Service law: Termination-Misappropriation of funds of customer by Bank Officer­ Dismissal after giving opportunity to cross-examine the witness and obtaining opinion of handwriting expert-Challenge against-Held, judicial review not warranted as dismissal not tainted with ma/a fides nor in violation of principle of natural justice-Officer had acted beyond his authority in breach of Bank's Regulation-It is a case of loss of confidence in officer by Bank­ Fact that no loss caused to bank not a ground to take lenient view for proved misconduct-Administrative law-Judicial review-Oriental Bank of

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