Service -- Misconduct - Dismissal from service - Inquiry officer appreciated evidence and returned a finding that respondent is guilty of misconduct - Disciplinary authority agreed with findings of enquiry officer and passed an order of punishment - Tribunal or High Court could not interfere with finding of facts recorded by re-appreciating evidence as if Courts are..........
Service -- Pensionary benefits - Stoppage of annual increments - Under no circumstances respondents could have imposed punishment in absence of any inquiry /disciplinary proceedings - Order be brought to notice of chairman-cum-Managing Director who shall hold an inquiry into lapse on part of respondents and fix responsibility of officer who has imposed punishment without..........
Service -- Reinstatement - Salary for the period of suspension - Order of dismissal was set aside and substituted by a lesser punishment - Reduction of penalty from dismissal to that of reduction in time scale of pay does not result in exoneration of employee of the charges framed against him - However, it is for the Disciplinary Authority to take a decision as to how the..........
Canara Bank Officers and Employees (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 -- Regul.5(3) - Disciplinary proceedings - Authority to institute proceedings and impose penalties - Departmental proceedings against respondent were initiated by Deputy General Manager being Disciplinary Authority - But order of punishment is passed by General Manager, who was higher than..........
Service -- Disciplinary proceedings are not quasi criminal in nature...........
Service -- Disciplinary proceedings - Judicial review - Test is whether findings are based on some evidence - High Court may interfere only in a case where there is no evidence to sustain the charge of misconduct...........
Service -- Misconduct - Disciplinary inquiry is conducted by employer to inquire into a charge or misconduct pertaining to a breach of Rules and regulations governing service of employer - Standard of proof is not governed by a criminal trial...........
Service -- Disciplinary proceedings - Misconduct - Charge of misconduct proved - Punishment imposed of stoppage of eight increments - Punishment imposed cannot be said to be disproportionate or arbitrary...........
Service -- Disciplinary proceeding - Quashing of - Disciplinary proceeding conducted in breach of principle of natural justice - However, since respondent has reached the age of superannuation and ten years have passed, to direct continuation of disciplinary proceedings from stage of breach, would not be fair to retired person - Dismissal order was already set aside by..........
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Section 3, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226 -- Offence u/s 3 of SC/ST Act - Anticipatory bail - Complaint against petitioners that they abused complainant by referring to her community is false and mala fide - Complainant appears to be habitual..........
