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S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, C. KUMARAPPAN
G. S. Subbaraman – Appellant
Versus
Indian Bank, Rep. by its Executive Director/Appellate Authority, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
C. KUMARAPPAN, J.
Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent praying to set aside the order dated 22.10.2019 in WP No. 2607 of 2013 and consequently, direct the respondent Bank to pay all the arrears of salary from the date of dismissal till the date when the appellant attained the age of superannuation, pay all the terminal benefits such as Gratuity, Leave Salary, arrears of pension from the date o superannuation till the date of death, award costs.
1. The writ petitioner and the respondents before the Writ Court are arrayed as the appellant and the respondents herein.
2. The brief facts which give rise to the instant writ appeal is that, the petitioner was Chief Manager in Indian Bank, Mylapore Branch. While he was in service as a Chief Manager, he has caused a monetary loss to the Bank to the tune of Rs.30,30,303/- [Rupees Thirty Lakhs Thirty Thousand Three Hundred and Three only]. Such financial loss has occurred to the Bank due to the deliberate and questionable conduct of the petitioner. Thus, he was charged on the ground that he failed to take all possible steps to ensure and protect the interest of the Bank, and also on the ground that he failed to d
Disciplinary proceedings against a retired bank officer can proceed if initiated prior to retirement, identifying lapses in loan sanctioning as misconduct warranting penalties.
Judicial review in disciplinary matters is limited; courts cannot interfere unless there are gross violations of procedure or principles of natural justice.
Judicial review in disciplinary matters is limited to ensuring fair treatment and adherence to natural justice, not to reassess the merits of the disciplinary authority's conclusions.
Judicial review in disciplinary matters is limited to ensuring fair treatment; the proportionality of punishment must relate to the nature of misconduct and established duties, not merely a compariso....
Bank employees must uphold high standards of integrity; misconduct involving public funds warrants severe penalties, and judicial review does not extend to re-evaluating evidence in disciplinary proc....
The court upheld the dismissal of the petitioner for gross misconduct, affirming that disciplinary authorities' findings are not to be interfered with unless perverse or illegal.
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