In Brief
A bank dismissed an employee on three charges of misconduct after a departmental inquiry found all three charges proved. The employee's writ petition to the High Court succeeded in part—the Single Judge found one charge not proved but failed to examine the other two. The Division Bench remanded the case to the Disciplinary Authority for fresh consideration. The Supreme Court held that the Single Judge must independently examine and record findings on all charges; selective scrutiny violates judicial obligation. The case was remanded to the Single Judge to decide the writ petition on full merits, not to the administrative body. The bank's appeal was allowed.",
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