Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 101 · Decided 18 February 2003
Lalit Popli v. Canara Bank and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 101 · [2003] 2 S.C.R. 100
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3961/2001
- Decided
- 18 February 2003
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 45, 47, 73; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service· Law: Disciplinary proceedings-Charge of forgery against bank employee- C Dismissal from service on the basis of evidence of Handwriting Expert­ Adverse remarks against the expert in the past-Plea of lack of criminal intent by delinquent-However, carelessness in transaction on the expert opinion and held the dismissal order illegal- D Division Bench in view of limited scope of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution, did not interfere with order of disciplinary authority and upheld the dismissal-On appeal: Held the authorities were justified in
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