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Virinder Pal Singh v. Punjab and Sind Bank

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Reported as [2026] 4 S.C.R. 249
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 19 March 2026

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, in our view, the Division Bench of the High Court was justified in allowing the writ appeal by properly construing Regulation 20(3)(iii) of the Service Regulations.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration (i) Whether post-retirement of the appellant, punishment of reduction of three stages in the scale of pay, as imposed by the respondent, was permissible under the extant Service Regulations, or action under the Pension Regulations was the only way forward; (ii) Whether there is any perversity/infirmity in the enquiry report and the order(s) passed by the Disciplinary/Appellate Authority. If yes, whether it could be raised as a ground when it was not pressed before the High Court. Headnotes† Punjab and Sind Bank Officers’ Service Regulations, 1982 – r.20(3)(iii) –

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