Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 340 · Decided 16 August 2002
The Regional Manager and Disciplinary Authority, State Bank of India, Hyderabad and ANR. v. S. Mohammed Gaffar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 340 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 573
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5072/2002
- Decided
- 16 August 2002
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Service law: State Bank of India Conduct Rules-Governed by Sastry Award and C Desai Award-Paragraph 52I(4) and 5(j) of Sastry Award and Paragraph 10.28 of Desai Award-Departmental proceedings-Allegation of misconduct -Charge proved-Award of punishment-High Court held the misconduct not to be disciplinary authority to impose only minor punishment-On appeal-Held, charge would constitute 'gross D misconduct'-High Court was obliged to construe the expression 'gross misconduct' in the context of its definition with particular reference to various acts and omissions on the part of the
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