Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 500 · Decided 1 November 2000
Food Corporation of India, Hyderabad and ORS. v. A. Prahalada Rao and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 500 · [2000] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 330
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6123/2000
- Decided
- 1 November 2000
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service law: Food Corporation of India (Staff) Regulation, 1971: Regulation c 60(/)(b). Minor penalty-Awarding of-Detailed enquiry-Holding of­ Necessity-Minor penalty awarded to employee for dereliction of his duties resulting in loss to the Corporation-However, no detailed enquiry as provided afull- D fledged enquiry even when employee disputes his liability-It is for the disciplinary authority to decide whether. or not to hold a regular departmental enquiry-Hence, the High Court erred in holding that it is incumbent upon the authority to conduct the enquiry contemplated for imposing
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