Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 3 · Decided 5 January 2015
Diwan Singh v. Life Insurance Corporation of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 3 · [2015] 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3655/2010
- Decided
- 5 January 2015
- Bench
- VIKRAMAJIT SEN, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law: Compulsory retirement - Misappropriation A B of funds - Deposit of Rs: 533 by policy holder with the C appellant-cashier on 13. 8. 1990 but the amount not deposited with UC - Temporary embezzlement of Rs. 5331- for the period 13.08.1990 to 27.11.1990 and forging entry of Rs. 5331- in ledger sheet dated 13.08.1990 by the cashier - Order of removal from service - High Court substituting D punishment of compulsory retirement in place of removal from service - On appeal, held: In view of nature of charge of which the cashier was found guilty, the punishment of compulsory
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