Supreme Court of India
Dharampal Arora v. Punjab State Electricity Board and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
Resultantly, the Second Appeal was E partly allowed and the judgment and decree passed by the courts below were set aside to the extent indicated above and the suit of the appellant stood decreed for declaration to the effect that the order no. 222/CAO dated 16.3.1984 stopping his one annual grade increment with future effect was declared to be illegal and void.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Service Law: Employee--Suspensionjiwn service on 26.8. 74-Reinstatement in service on 25.8.75-Allowed to cross efficiency bar w.e.f 4.10.1976 -Intervening period treated as non-duty period-Inquiry-Stoppage of one annual increment-Challenge to-Dismissed by trial Court-Affirmed by first appellate Court-Second appeal dismissed by High Court-On appeal, Supreme Court remanded the case to High Court-Setting aside the order of the Courts below, High Court observed that stoppage of annual increment with cumulative effect is a major punishment-Besides, it was inflicted without holding a regular
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