Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 821 · Decided 10 November 2006
Jaswant Singh Gill v. M/S. Bharat Coking Coal LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 821 · [2006] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 1064
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4770/2006
- Decided
- 10 November 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972: C Section 4(6)(a) and (b)-Allegation of shortage of stock-Disciplinary proceeding commenced during pendency of which employee retired­ Disciplinary Authority found him guilty-Order of forfeiture of gratuity-­ Correctness of-Held: Not correct as the as required under Sections 4(6)(a) and (b)-Coal India Executives' Conduct D Discipline and Appeal Rules, 1978-Rules 27, 34.2 and 34.3 E Statutory Right: Statutory right accrued cannot be impaired by reason of a rule which· does not have the force of the statute. Departmental
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