Saturday 3 August 2013

Punishment for misconduct -Effect on promotion


Ram Ashish Dixit v. Chairman, Purvanchal Gramin Bank Ltd., (2013) 6 SCC 309
Service Law
Promotion
Seniority-cum-merit - Punishment for misconduct - Relevance - Held, appellant had no right to be promoted
automatically on completion of minimum length of service but had to be declared suitable for promotion based on
applicable criteria - Fact that appellant was punished for misconduct formed part of his service record which was rightly
taken into consideration whilst adjudging his suitability on criteria of seniority-cum-merit - Based on his misconduct if
appellant was not promoted, it cannot be said to be by way of punishment - Impugned judgment finding that non-
promotion of appellant in such circumstances was justified, calls for no interference, (2013) 6 SCC 309-

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