“In view of the above, the law can be summarised to state that
in case there is a conflict between two or more judgments of
this Court, the judgment of the larger Bench is to be followed.
More so, the washed off theory does not have universal
application. It may have relevance while considering the case of
government servant for further promotion but not in a case
where the employee is being assessed by the Reviewing
Authority to determine whether he is fit to be retained in service
or requires to be given compulsory retirement, as the
Committee is to assess his suitability taking into consideration
his "entire service record".
[REPORTABLE]
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8245/2013
(Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 17760 OF 2013)
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp. & Ors.
V
Babu Lal Jangir
