Supreme Court of India
K. Nirmala & Ors. v. Canara Bank & Anr.
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We hold that the proposed action of the respondent banks/undertakings in issuing notice(s) to the appellants to show cause as to why their services may not be terminated cannot be sustained and are hereby quashed.
Judgment, page 17
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Issue for Consideration Whether a person who joined the services of a Nationalized Bank/Government of India undertaking based on a certificate that identified him/her as belonging to a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe in the State of Karnataka, pursuant to the State Government’s notifications, would be entitled to retain the position after the caste/ tribe was de-scheduled. Headnotes† Service Law – Appellants were employed by respondent No.1-bank in the Scheduled Castes Category based on Caste Certificates obtained following due process of law, certifying that they belonged to the ‘Kotegara’
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