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Sanjiv Kumar Mahapatra vs A.L. Alaspurkar And Anr. on 18 September, 2002

In Sanjiv Kumar Mahapatra v. A.L. Alaspurkar 2003 (1) ALLMR 534, the employer terminated the services of the driver who threatened the Director's wife. The Division Bench of Bombay High Court upheld the termination on the ground of loss of confidence without an inquiry. The Division Bench held that in such cases, the employer was not bound to hold any inquiry to visit the employee with penal action even if such reason happens to be misconduct of the employee. The Division Bench has further observed that it is only the absence of such reason and not mere failure to hold inquiry that would render such discharge mala fide or an act in colourable exercise of power raising an inference of victimisation. In such matters, no risk of any nature can be taken and in my opinion, the respondents have rightly not taken any risk. Poison can never be tasted and the respondent company rightly did not want to taste the poison in the mind of the driver. It is not that the post of cashier or some such post alone is the post of confidence. A cashier might commit a fraud and might misappropriate money from the coffers of the company but he will not take away the life of the people. The post of driver is a post of more confidence W.P.(C) 6279/2011 Page 11 of 19 than the post of a cashier. The life of a passenger sitting in the vehicle is in the hands of the driver who is holding the wheel.
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National Institute Of Mental Health And ... vs Sri G Suggappa on 19 December, 2013

In National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences v. Sri G. Suggappa, W.P. No.66/2013 dated 19th December, 2013 passed by Karnataka High Court, the driver was accused of an offence under Section 302/201 read with Section 34 IPC in which he was acquitted after trial. However, the driver was held guilty of the charges in the disciplinary proceedings and was terminated from service. The Labour Court directed reinstatement with back wages. The Karnataka High Court held that there cannot be no reinstatement in cases of loss of confidence and compensation can be awarded.
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