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1 - 8 of 8 (0.29 seconds)Gajendra Prasad Singh & Ors vs The State Of Bihar & Ors on 24 January, 2017
; 21.04.2014 was the date fixed for the departmental
enquiry when the petitioner had submitted a request for
adjournment on the ground of his illness. In hot haste, on
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21.04.2014 itself, the enquiring authority submitted his
perfunctory report without any evidence, holding all the charges
against the petitioner to have been proved. He thirdly submits that
the petitioner had given a detailed representation against the report
of the enquiring authority before the disciplinary authority
explaining as to why the said report should not be accepted and the
charges should be held 'not proved'. The disciplinary authority,
however, based on a perfunctory enquiry report, passed the
impugned order dated 30.09.2014 imposing punishment of
dismissal from service without any application of mind inasmuch
as the said order does not at all disclose any application of mind
over the petitioner's representation against the report of the
enquiring authority. He has further argued that the petitioner's
appeal was also rejected by the appellate authority by an order
dated 27.12.2017 on erroneous consideration that the petitioner
could not mention any fact in his memo of appeal, which was not
considered during the departmental enquiry and the grounds taken
in the appeal were the same as taken in his written statement of
defence. He has placed reliance on Supreme Court's decision in
case of Roop Singh Negi vs. Punjab National Bank and Others,
reported in (2009) 2 SCC 570, coordinate Bench decision in case
of Vijendra Prasad vs. The State of Bihar and Others, reported in
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2019(4) PLJR 1046 and decision rendered on 31.08.2021 in
C.W.J.C. No. 7631 of 2016 (Mithilesh Kumar Vs. The State of
Bihar and Others) in support of his argument that the impugned
order imposing punishment of dismissal from service is illegal,
arbitrary and in complete violation of principles of natural justice.
Mithilesh Kumar & Ors vs The State Of Bihar on 30 October, 2018
; 21.04.2014 was the date fixed for the departmental
enquiry when the petitioner had submitted a request for
adjournment on the ground of his illness. In hot haste, on
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21.04.2014 itself, the enquiring authority submitted his
perfunctory report without any evidence, holding all the charges
against the petitioner to have been proved. He thirdly submits that
the petitioner had given a detailed representation against the report
of the enquiring authority before the disciplinary authority
explaining as to why the said report should not be accepted and the
charges should be held 'not proved'. The disciplinary authority,
however, based on a perfunctory enquiry report, passed the
impugned order dated 30.09.2014 imposing punishment of
dismissal from service without any application of mind inasmuch
as the said order does not at all disclose any application of mind
over the petitioner's representation against the report of the
enquiring authority. He has further argued that the petitioner's
appeal was also rejected by the appellate authority by an order
dated 27.12.2017 on erroneous consideration that the petitioner
could not mention any fact in his memo of appeal, which was not
considered during the departmental enquiry and the grounds taken
in the appeal were the same as taken in his written statement of
defence. He has placed reliance on Supreme Court's decision in
case of Roop Singh Negi vs. Punjab National Bank and Others,
reported in (2009) 2 SCC 570, coordinate Bench decision in case
of Vijendra Prasad vs. The State of Bihar and Others, reported in
Patna High Court CWJC No.5376 of 2017 dt.25-10-2021
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2019(4) PLJR 1046 and decision rendered on 31.08.2021 in
C.W.J.C. No. 7631 of 2016 (Mithilesh Kumar Vs. The State of
Bihar and Others) in support of his argument that the impugned
order imposing punishment of dismissal from service is illegal,
arbitrary and in complete violation of principles of natural justice.
Union Of India & Ors vs Gyan Chand Chattar on 28 May, 2009
Reference in this regard
may be made to decision in case of Union of India v. Gyan
Chand Chattar, reported in (2009) 12 SCC 78 (see Paragraph
Director (Marketing) Indian Oil Corpn. ... vs Santosh Kumar on 23 May, 2006
13. Further, right of appeal is a valuable right. It is the
duty of the appellate authority to deal with the grounds taken in the
appeal by an appellant. The Supreme Court in case of Director
(Marketing), Indian Oil Corpn. Ltd. v. Santosh Kumar, reported
in (2006) 11 SCC 147, has emphasized the necessity of recording
of reason in appellate order as absence of reasons amounts to non-
application of mind.
Chairman, D.A.,Rani Lakshmi Bai ... vs Jagdish Sharan Varshney And Ors on 26 March, 2009
Similar view has been expressed by the
Supreme Court in case of Chairman, Disciplinary Authority,
Rani Lakshmi Bai Kshetriya Gramin Bank v. Jagdish Sharan
Varshney, reported in (2009) 4 SCC 240.
Roop Singh Negi vs Punjab National Bank & Ors on 19 December, 2008
8. Mr. Verma has rightly placed reliance on the Supreme
Court's decision in case of Roop Singh Negi (supra). The
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Supreme Court has further held that charge of corruption against
an employee has grave consequence of incurring punishment of
dismissal from service as the only recourse, which must be proved
to the hilt in a departmental proceeding.
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
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