Supreme Court of India

Mavji C Lakum v. Central Bank of India

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Reported as [2008] 5 S.C.R. 1001
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 2 April 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons we are of the opinion' that the Writ Petition filed by the respondent and ultimateiy confirmed by the appellate judgment was incorrectly allowed.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - s. 11- - Departmental inquiry - Punishment of discharge - Industrial Tribunal held that the inquiry was proper, but finding the punishment c disproportionate to the misconduct, reduced the punishment to withholding of one increment - Writ petition - Dismissal of by Single Judge of High Court- Writ appeal dismissed- On appeal, held: The Industrial Tribunal, by reappreciating the judgment, in exercise of its jurisdiction u/s 11- , was justified in interfering with the quantum of punishment - Even if " departmental inquiry is found to be fair, the Tribunal would

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