Supreme Court of India
Jagdish Singh v. Punjab Engineering College & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, we allow the appeal and set aside the order passed by the disciplinary authority dated 30.09.2004 and affirmed by the High Court vide its order dated 28.08.2007.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Service Law - Misconduct - Dismissal - Propriety and proportionality of punishment - Appellant-employee dismissed for remaining absent for 15 days without obtaining permission from respondent-employer - Challenge to - Writ Petition - Dismissal affirmed by High Court - On appeal, held: Courts can interfere with punishment imposed by disciplinary authority, only when it is shockingly disproportionate to gravity of charges alleged and proved against a delinquent employee and not otherwise - The instant case was not a case of habitual absenteeism - Appellant gave explanation for his absence and
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