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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee
Indranath Mukherjee – Appellant
Versus
United Commercial Bank (UCO Bank) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to the legality and justifiability of disciplinary actions. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. petitioner's defense against allegations of misconduct. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. disciplinary authority's findings and proposed penalties. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. judicial review scope in administrative actions. (Para 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 5. definition and scope of misconduct. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 6. unintentional mistakes vs. gross negligence. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 7. legal sustainability of disciplinary actions and disproportionate punishment. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 8. final order set aside and direction for terminal benefits. (Para 45 , 46) |
Judgment :
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.
Preface:
1. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the legality and justifiability of the charge-sheet dated 29.08.2013, the enquiry report, the final order of punishment dated 28.09.2013 whereby the petitioner was dismissed from service, and the appellate order dated 31.12.2014 affirming the said punishment. The petitioner prays for the issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the aforementioned documents. Additionally, the
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