In Brief
Canara Bank suspended and dismissed a senior employee following departmental proceedings initiated by the Deputy General Manager. The General Manager imposed the punishment of compulsory retirement. The High Court Division Bench quashed this order, holding that only the original Disciplinary Authority (Deputy General Manager) could impose penalties. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that Regulation 5(3) explicitly permits any authority higher than the Disciplinary Authority to impose penalties. The Court restored the Single Judge's order remitting the matter to the Appellate Authority for reconsideration of the employee's appeal on merits, as the appeal had not been properly addressed on substantive grounds."
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