Supreme Court of India

State Bank of India and Ors. v. S.N. Goyal

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 631

Bench H.K. Sema and R.V. Raveendran JJ.

Decided 2 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above we allow these appeals and set E aside the judgments and decrees of the courts below and dismiss the respondent's suit.

Judgment, page 42

From the headnote

Service law: State Bank of India Officers Service Rules, Rule 68(3) - Employee found guilty of misappropriation of funds - c I. Disciplinary authority recommended imposition of penalty of reduction of pay by four stages of time scale - Appointing authority agreed with recommendations - But said order not communicated to employee - On reconsideration of matter, disciplinary authority recommended penalty of removal which was accepted by appointing authority and was communicated to employee - Trial court held that second order imposing penalty of removal was passed by appointing authority on

Authorities it was built on

1973 Sirsi Municipality by its President Sirsi v. Cecelia Kom Francis Tellis cited by 7
1991 Nagaraj Shiv Arao Karjagi v. Syndicate Bank Head Office Manipal and Anr. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2025 U. Sudheera & Others v. C. Yashoda & Others relied on
2012 Union of India v. Ibrahim Uddin & Anr. relied on
2012 Ravi Yashwant v. District Collector, Raigad and Ors. relied on
2023 Mansarovar Commercial Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi referred to
2021 Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors. referred to
2021 Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. v. Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd. referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to

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