Supreme Court of India

Ramesh Chandra Sharma v. Punjab National Bank and Anr.

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Reported as [2007] 7 S.C.R. 585

Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.

Decided 18 May 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that in such cases, the officers of the Bank should not be permitted to E continue in service at all.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Service law: Punjab National Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, I 977: Regulation 20(3)(iii). Dismissal-Disciplinary proceedings-Continuation of-After superannuation of the delinquent officer-Permissibility-Disciplinary proceedings initiated against delinquent bank officer for acting negligently and not discharging his duties with utmost integrity-Delinquent officer retired on superannuation during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings-The charges were proved-The Disciplinary Authority, while holding the delinquent officer guilty of the proved charges, imposed

Authorities it was built on

1996 The Disciplinary Authority-cum-regional Manager and Ors. v. Nikunja Bihari Patnalk cited by 19

Where later benches applied it

2026 Virinder Pal Singh v. Punjab and Sind Bank relied on
2014 State Bank of Patiala and Another v. Ram Niwas Bansal (dead) through Lrs. relied on
2020 Chairman-cum-managing Director, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited v. Sri Rabindranath Choubey referred to
2013 Shri Anant R. Kulkarni v. Y.P. Education Society and Ors. referred to
2023 Uco Bank and Others v. M.B. Motwani (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Others distinguished

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 distinguished · 2 referred to

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