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Section 4 in The Banking Companies (Acquisition And Transfer Of Undertakings) Act, 1970 [Entire Act]
State Bank Of Bikaner & Jaipur vs Nemi Chand Nalwaya on 1 March, 2011
5. To the above facts pleaded by the parties, it appears that
in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 19 of the Banking
Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, the
Board of Directors of UCO Bank in consultation with the Reserve Bank
and with previous sanction of the central Government framed
regulation called "UCO Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal)
Regulations, 1976". Regulation 4 deals with penalties wherein it has
been stated penalties mentioned therein may be imposed on an officer-
employee for act of misconduct or for any other good and sufficient
reasons and entire penalties have been classified as minor penalties as
indicated in Sub-Regulations (a) to (e) and major penalties has been
classified from Sub-Regulation (f) to (j). Dismissal which shall ordinarily
be a disqualification for future employment has been classified under
Sub Clause (j) of Regulation 4, which has been imposed on the present
petitioner by the Disciplinary Authority in the impugned order and has
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been confirmed by the Appellate Authority. The apex Court time and
again in State Bank of India v. Ram Lal Bhaskar and another, (2011)
10 SCC 249, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur v. Nemi Chand
Nalwaya (2011) 4 SCC 584 and State Bank of India and others v.
Ramesh Dinkar Punde 2006 (7) SCC 212 has held that the Court
cannot act as an appellate authority over the orders passed by the
disciplinary authority and the appellate authority. Therefore, in exercise
of judicial review, this Court can only examine whether there is
infraction of any statutory provision governing the field while following
the procedure and if there is procedural lapses, in that case, the Court
can interfere with the same.
State Bank Of India & Ors vs Ramesh Dinkar Punde on 11 August, 2006
5. To the above facts pleaded by the parties, it appears that
in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 19 of the Banking
Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, the
Board of Directors of UCO Bank in consultation with the Reserve Bank
and with previous sanction of the central Government framed
regulation called "UCO Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal)
Regulations, 1976". Regulation 4 deals with penalties wherein it has
been stated penalties mentioned therein may be imposed on an officer-
employee for act of misconduct or for any other good and sufficient
reasons and entire penalties have been classified as minor penalties as
indicated in Sub-Regulations (a) to (e) and major penalties has been
classified from Sub-Regulation (f) to (j). Dismissal which shall ordinarily
be a disqualification for future employment has been classified under
Sub Clause (j) of Regulation 4, which has been imposed on the present
petitioner by the Disciplinary Authority in the impugned order and has
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been confirmed by the Appellate Authority. The apex Court time and
again in State Bank of India v. Ram Lal Bhaskar and another, (2011)
10 SCC 249, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur v. Nemi Chand
Nalwaya (2011) 4 SCC 584 and State Bank of India and others v.
Ramesh Dinkar Punde 2006 (7) SCC 212 has held that the Court
cannot act as an appellate authority over the orders passed by the
disciplinary authority and the appellate authority. Therefore, in exercise
of judicial review, this Court can only examine whether there is
infraction of any statutory provision governing the field while following
the procedure and if there is procedural lapses, in that case, the Court
can interfere with the same.
Siba Prasad Pattnaik vs State Of Orissa And Others on 5 May, 2015
Similar view has also been taken by this
Court in Siba Prasad Pattnaik v. State of Orissa and others (OJC No.
8703 of 2001) disposed of on 05.05.2015. Keeping in view the above
parameters laid down by the apex Court as well as this Court, it
appears that under Regulation-6 of 1976 Regulation, procedure for
imposing major penalties has been envisaged. Sub-regulation 13 of
Regulation 6 reads as follows:
Ranjit Thakur vs Union Of India And Ors on 15 October, 1987
The superior Courts and the Tribunal invoke the
doctrine of proportionality which has been gradually accepted as one of
the facets of judicial review. Where punishment is excessive or
disproportionate to the offence so as to shock the conscience of the
Court and is unacceptable even then Courts should be slow and
generally reluctant to interfere with the quantum of punishment. The
law on the subject is well settled by a series of decision rendered by the
superior Court. This view has also been taken in Ranjit Thakur v.
Union of India, (1987) 4 SCC 611 : AIR 1987 SC 2386, Dev Singh v.
Punjab Tourism Development Corporation Limited, (2003) 8 SCC 9 :
Union Of India & Another vs G. Ganayutham on 27 August, 1997
AIR 2003 3712, Union of India v. Ganayutham, (1997) 7 SCC 463 :
Ex. Naik Sardar Singh vs Union Of India And Others on 3 May, 1991
AIR 1997 SC 3387, Ex-Naik Sardar Singh v. Union of India, (1991) 3
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SCC 213 :AIR 1992 SC 417, Om Kumar v. Union of India, (2001) 2
SCC 386 : AIR 2000 SC 3689.
Girish Mohanty vs Union Of India Represented Through Its ... on 3 March, 2015
Similar view has also been taken by this
Court in Girish Mohanty v. Union of India represented through its
Secretary in Home Department, New Delhi and others in OJC No.
2607 of 2001 disposed of on 03. 03. 2015.