Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 812 · Decided 25 July 2019
State Bank of India & ORS. v. Atindra Nath Bhattacharyya & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 812 · [2019] 9 S.C.R. 769
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5842/2019
- Decided
- 25 July 2019
- Bench
- L. NAGESWARA RAO, HEMANT GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Doctrines/Principles: Principle of natural justice - Reasonable opportunity of hearing - On facts, writ petition by employee challenging his removal from service - High Court set aside the order of punishment as well as penalty order, directing employer to serve notice before repeated notice for personal hearing to employee, however, employee did not appear - In appeal by the employee, the Division Bench however, again directed the employer- Bank to grant another opportunity of hearing to the employee - On appeal held: Once opportunity has been granted to
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