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21. This being the concept to be borne in mind, this Court is of an opinion that any indiscipline, if noticed and disciplinary actions are initiated against the employees, Courts must be keen in analyzing the factors and arrive a conclusion that such indiscipline activities are brought down and dealt in accordance with law without showing any leniency or misplaced sympathy. Thus in disciplinary matters, misplaced sympathy by the Courts also would lead to destruction of industries / public institutions. The personal likes and dislikes of certain elements or character should not have any impact in deciding such cases of disciplinary proceedings. It is not as if we are compromising the principles, we are compromising the National developments and http://www.judis.nic.in therefore, there cannot be any such misplaced sympathy in the matter of discipline and decorum in industries and in public institutions.

27. This apart, the second respondent has served for a short period of time and therefore, considering the past conduct would not serve any practical purpose and further more the proved charges are grave in nature and such offences are to be declared as anti-social activities and there cannot be any misplaced sympathy or leniency in respect of employees, who had involved in such heinous offences in workplaces. In the event of showing any such misplaced sympathy against such offences, the same will send a wrong message to the society at large and will amount to discouragement of women to work in such places, where they have to work along with the men. Such a discouragement if any encouraged by the Courts, then the same amounts to unconstitutional as the principles of equality, no discrimination and all rights of every citizen of this Great Nation are to be protected and any infringement in this regard can never be viewed leniently.