Supreme Court of India

Chamoli District Co-operative Bank Ltd. through its Secretary/ Mahaprandhak & Anr. v. Raghunath Singh Rana & Ors.

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Reported as [2016] 7 S.C.R. 86
Bench Abhay Manohar Sapre J.
Decided 17 May 2016

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion and our conclusion, as noted above, we do not find any merit in this appeal.

Judgment, page 16

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Service Law - Disciplinary Proceedings - Non-holding of inquiry - Effect of - Dismissal from service - Challenged in writ petition - Dismissal order quashed by High Court - On appeal, held: Conducting of inquiry was mandatory as per the service regulations - Thus, in view of specific statutory rules, compliance of principles of natural justice was mandatory - penalty cannot be imposed without following the statutory provisions governing the disciplinary proceedings and principles of natural justice - Facts of the present case show that no inquiry was conducted - Therefore, dismissal order was

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