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Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Others v. T.T. Murali Babu

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 987
Bench H.L. Gokhale J.
Decided 10 February 2014

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SERVICE LAW: c Misconduct - Unauthorised long absence from duty - Dismissal from service -- Reinstatement directed by High Court without back wages - Held: Employee remained unauthorisedly absent for a long time - Medical certificate was filed belatedly - Charges were found proved - Single Judge and Division Bench of High Court did not advert to these issues - High Court has erred in giving emphasis on first time desertion and directing reinstatement - Plea of absence of "habitual absenteeism" is unacceptable - Besides, respondent was a Junior Engineer. Regard being had to his official

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