Service -- Disciplinary proceedings - Disciplinary Authority is not bound to issue notice to the delinquent officer before passing order of punishment...........
Service -- Departmental disciplinary proceedings - Delay - Protracted disciplinary enquiry against a government employee should be avoided, not only in the interests of the government employee but in public interest and also in the interests of inspiring confidence in the minds of the government employees...........
Service -- Delayed departmental disciplinary proceedings - Irregularities committed by the employee - Departmental disciplinary proceedings initiated after 10 years on the basis of audit report - As per statutory rules of the Housing Board abstracts of accounts of every year had to be submitted to the Government at the end of year - Delay in finalising the audit account..........
Service -- Dismissal from service - Bank official - Departmental proceedings reveal several acts of misconduct unbecoming of a bank official - Detailed charge sheet served and employee submitted written reply and also participated in the proceedings - Inquiry Officer holding charges amply proved and recommended dismissal from service which was accepted by the Disciplinary..........
Service -- Punishment by Disciplinary Authority - Court should not interfere the same unless it was illogical or suffers from procedural impropriety or was shocking the conscience of the Court, in the sense, that it was in defiance of logic or moral standards - In exceptional and rare cases, Court may impose appropriate punishment by recording cogent reasons in support..........
State Bank of India Officers Service Rules, 1992 -- Disciplinary proceedings - Punishment - Proportionately of punishment - Sanction of loan by appellant a Bank Manager to his wife against provisions of rule - The decision to sanction loan is not an honest decision - The punishment of removal awarded by the Appellate Authority held to be just and proper in the facts and..........
Disciplinary proceedings -- Principles of natural justice - Where the complaint is not that there was no hearing, no notice, no opportunity and no hearing but one of not affording a proper hearing that is adequate or a full hearing or violation of a procedural rule or requirement governing the enquiry the approach and test adopted in Karunakar's case should govern all..........
State Bank of India Officers Service Rules, 1992, Rule 69(5) -- Appeal - Limitation - Appeal filed by the appellant beyond period of limitation against order of punishment passed by disciplinary authority - Enhancement of punishment by Appellate Authority after affording opportunity - Plea of the appellant that appeal should have been dismissed on the ground of limitation..........
Service -- Dismissal from service - Enquiry Officer found appellants not guilty of charge - Disciplinary authority differed with finding of Enquiry Officer and copy of tentative decision furnished to appellants for their explanation - Explanation given by appellants not accepted and they dismissed from service - Held, cogent and convincing reasons were given as to why..........
Andhra Pradesh Civil Service Rules, 1960, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1),(e),(2) -- Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Disciplinary Proceedings Tribunal) , Rules, 1989, Rule 3 - Misconduct - Respondent charge-sheeted for possession of assets disproportionate to the known source of income which is a misconduct under the Conduct Rules - Findings by the..........
