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K. VINOD CHANDRAN, HARISH KUMAR
Kamini Kumari – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
K. Vinod Chandran, CJ.—The appeals arise from the common judgment of a learned Single Judge in analogous writ petitions. The petitioners were teachers appointed in the early 1980s whose appointments were subject of an inquiry, conducted by the CBI, on directions of this Court in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). A report was submitted by the CBI and no action was taken. Again, a PIL was filed which led to further action against the teachers who were alleged to have been appointed illegally; in the CBI report. The various punishments imposed were set aside, in some of the cases, finding the departmental inquiry initiated against each of them to be improper. By reason of the liberty left by this Court to proceed afresh, the Department proceeded de novo against the said teachers. Many of them had retired, against whom, after inquiry, punishment was imposed withdrawing their pension in toto. Those who were in employment at the time of the de novo inquiry were terminated from service. Both these categories of persons along with others who were issued with show-cause notices approached this Court with a number of writ petitions, all of which were rejected by the judgment impugned in th
Disciplinary proceedings against government employees must be conducted fairly, based on adequate evidence, and require reasoned decisions to uphold the principles of natural justice.
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