Service -- Disciplinary proceedings - Charge memo issued to appellant was not specifically approved by Finance Minister - However, since allegations against appellant are serious in nature, same ought not to be scuttled on purely technical ground - Direction issued that in the event department wants to continue with the matter and on producing material Disciplinary..........
Service -- Misconduct - Punishment - It is the disciplinary authority or appellate authority in appeal, which is to decide the nature of punishment to be given to delinquent employee - Keeping in view the seriousness of the misconduct committed by such an employee, it is not open for Courts to assume and usurp the function of disciplinary authority...........
Service -- Misconduct - Removal from service - Nature of allegations against respondent are grave in nature as he not only threatened complainant but misbehaved and abused and injured him and made false allegation against him of sexual harassment to his wife - Charges levelled against respondent stood proved by disciplinary authority in a departmental inquiry and such a..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Mental cruelty - Wife filing multiple cases in Courts against husband - Such repeated filing of cases itself has been held in judicial pronouncements to amount to mental cruelty. (Para 15(a). (iv) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, S.13(1)(ia) - Divorce - Mental cruelty - Filing of complaints before disciplinary authority..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Mental cruelty - Filing of complaints before disciplinary authority seeking removal of one's spouse from job has been opined as amounting to mental cruelty...........
Service -- Fraudulent appointments - Termination - 38 workmen secured appointment through fraudulent process in connivance with a Dealing Assistant and Personnel Manager - Departmental action was taken by appellants/Management against these two delinquent employees - Moreover, contradictory stand of workmen at different stage would suggest that they were conscious and..........
Service -- Disciplinary enquiry - Every delay in conducting disciplinary enquiry does not ipso facto lead to enquiry being vitiated...........
Service -- Disciplinary enquiry - Charge sheet - Acts of indiscipline and insubordination - Allegation against respondent is that he committed acts of indiscipline and insubordination by not following instructions issued by his superior officers regarding disbanding of Gunda Squad - Charge sheet together with statement of imputations contained a detailed elaboration of..........
Service -- Promotion to IAS - Respondent denied selection to IAS having regard to fact that a disciplinary penalty was imposed upon him - In matters relating to selection of officers from State Civil Services to IAS, UPSC guidelines framed in exercise of powers u/Art.320 of Constitution would have to be considered - However, there has been no independent application of..........
Service -- Misconduct - Disciplinary proceedings - Punishment - Detailed reasons are not required to be recorded in order imposing punishment, if disciplinary authority accepts findings recorded by Enquiry Officer and passes an order...........
