Supreme Court of India

State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur v. Nemi Chand Nalwaya

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Reported as [2011] 3 S.C.R. 589

Bench R.V. Raveendran and A.K. Patnaik JJ.

Decided 1 March 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the punishment of dismissal should be substituted by compulsory retirement, which does not involve reinstatement.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Service law: Dismissal - On ground of willful dereliction of duty - c Departmental enquiry against bank employee on the a/legation that he allowed fraudulent withdrawal of certain amount by a person impersonating as account holdfH. resulting in loss to the bank - Dismissal from service -: However, employee acquitted in a criminal case in regard to 0 the allegations which were the subject matter of the departmental enquiry on the ground that the charges were not proved beyond doubt - Order of dismissal challenged on the ground of acquittal in the criminal case - High Court set aside the order

Authorities it was built on

2008 M/s. Godavari Finance Co. v. Degala Satyanarayanamma & Ors. cited by 15

Where later benches applied it

2022 United Bank of India v. Biswanath Bhattacharjee relied on
2020 The State of Karnataka & Anr. v. N. Gangaraj relied on
2025 The General Manager (p) Canara Bank v. Ganganarasimhaiah referred to
2022 Union of India and Others v. Subrata Nath referred to
2022 Muzaffar Husain v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr. referred to
2014 Gm. (operations) S.B.I. &anr. v. R. Periyasamy referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to

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