In Brief
A bank employee with 28 years of service was dismissed after departmental proceedings found him guilty of misconduct related to loan sanctioning decisions. The High Court upheld the removal order without reassessing evidence, citing limited Article 226 jurisdiction. The Supreme Court modified the punishment to compulsory retirement, holding removal disproportionate given the unblemished service record, absence of actual financial loss, and lack of serious misconduct. The Court remanded the companion promotion petition to the High Court for independent decision on merits, rejecting the view that removal automatically extinguished promotion rights. Appeals partly allowed with no order as to costs."
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