Supreme Court of India

S.P. Malhotra v. Punjab National Bank & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 8 S.C.R. 413
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and S.A. Bobde JJ.
Decided 4 July 2013

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Service Law - Disciplinary enquiry - Enquiry officer exonerated the delinquent officer of all the charges - Disciplinary authority partially disagreed with the findings - Imposed punishment of dismissal from service - Departmental appeal as well as review dismissed - Writ petition allowed by Single Judge of High Court holding that the punishment was vitiated - Division Bench of High Court, set aside the order of Single Judge - On appeal, held: Where the disciplinary authority disagrees with the Enquiry Officer, he must record reasons for his disagreement and communicate the same to the

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