Roop Singh Negi vs Punjab National Bank & Ors on 19 December, 2008
17. The counsel further referred to the order dated 07.03.2016 of the
Disciplinary Authority, which stated that the applicant's past record of
misconduct played a significant role in the imposition of the penalty. The
learned counsel argued that this reliance on past conduct was
inappropriate. To support this argument, she cited the judgment of the
Hon'ble Supreme Court in Roop Singh Negi Vs. Punjab National Bank and
Others (2009 (2) SCC 570). However, we do not find merit in this
contention, as the applicant had previously been declared a deserter due to
habitual absenteeism. Such acts of gross indiscipline cannot be tolerated in
a disciplined force.