Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 313
📌 Paras 1-2
The appellant bank appeals a High Court order that modified a dismissal from service to compulsory retirement for the respondent, a former Senior Manager. The respondent was dismissed for alleged misappropriation of customer funds, stealing bank records, and connivance with two other employees. The disciplinary authority imposed compulsory retirement on one co-delinquent and a lesser punishment on another, while the respondent received the most severe penalty of dismissal.
📌 Para 6
Whether the High Court was justified in interfering with the quantum of punishment imposed by the disciplinary authority, specifically by converting dismissal to compulsory retirement, on the ground of discrimination and parity with co-delinque
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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