Pachchim Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd vs R B Patel on 13 October, 2023
37. We may also note the decision of the Division
Bench of this Court in the case of Gujarat Energy
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Transmission Corporation Limited and others vs.
Pravin B. Raval, (supra), relied upon by the learned
counsel for the appellants, which relates to an
employee of Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation
Ltd., who was facing conviction for the offences
under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Division
Bench of this Court therein had considered the
General Standing Order-7 ('GSO-7' for short) to
record that as per GSO-7, the concerned employee had
become ineligible to be continued in service on his
conviction by the competent criminal court. The above
noted decisions of the Apex Court have been noticed
therein to hold that such an employee though shall be
entitled to all the retirement / pensionary benefits
including the amount of Gratuity etc. on his being
acquittal by the High Court in appeal and the
conviction being set aside, as if, the order of
dismissal dos not exist, but he shall not be entitled
to back-wages / full back-wages from the date of
dismissal till he attained the age of superannuation
which he had reached before acquittal.