Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 546 · Decided 17 May 2023
The Indian Oil Corporation & Ors v. Ajit Kumar Singh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 546 · [2023] 5 S.C.R. 447
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3663/2023
- Decided
- 17 May 2023
- Bench
- ABHAY S. OKA, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law: Disciplinary proceedings - Scope of judicial review - Bid tampering matter, wherein disciplinary proceedings initiated against two employees - Order of imposition of major penalty of withholding five annual increments against the respondent no. 1 and punishment grade against the other employee - Order of punishment against the respondent no.1 upheld by the appellate authority as also the Single Judge of the High Court - However, the punishment imposed set aside by the Division Bench - On appeal, held: During the course of inquiry,
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