THE ADMINISTRATOR UNION TERRITORY OF DADAR & NAGAR HAVELIversusGULABHIA M. LAD
2010 INSC 24828 April 2010Appeal(s) allowed
The Administrator (Union Territory of Dadar & Nagar Haveli) removed Gulabhia M. Lad, a Land Reforms Officer, from service for illegally granting occupancy rights, while two subordinate officers involved in the same incident received lesser penalties after departmental appeals. Lad challenged the removal before the Cent…
BRAJENDRA SINGH YAMBEMversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR.
2016 INSC 62026 August 2016Case Partly allowed
The appellant, a retired CRPF Commandant, was alleged to have been involved in the loss of arms and the supply of contraband ganja while in service. Earlier disciplinary proceedings were quashed by the High Court, but the authority later issued fresh memoranda of charges in 2008 and 2009 after obtaining presidential sa…
THE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.versusKAMLESH RANI BHATLA
2023 INSC 28223 March 2023Dismissed
Kamlesh Rani Bhatla, an Assistant Teacher, resigned on 22 March 2012 to contest a municipal election; her resignation was accepted on 29 March 2012. After losing the election, she applied on 21 April 2012 to withdraw her resignation, but the application remained pending for years. She filed a writ petition, and the Del…
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERSversusP. GUNASEKARAN
2014 INSC 76019 November 2014Appeal(s) allowed
P. Gunasekaran, a Deputy Office Superintendent in Central Excise, was dismissed after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of falsifying attendance records and impersonating an executive officer. Although he was later acquitted of related criminal charges, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) upheld the dismiss…
H.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LTD.versusMARESH DAHIYA
2016 INSC 104118 November 2016Case Partly allowed
Mahesh Dahiya, a senior engineer of H.P. State Electricity Board, was charged with willful absence from duty and disobedience of orders to appear before a medical board. A disciplinary inquiry was conducted under the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, and the inquiry officer’s report dated 29‑12‑2007 found the charges proved. Howe…
KRUSHNAKANT B. PARMARversusUNION OF INDIA & ANR.
2012 INSC 9015 February 2012Appeal(s) allowed
Krushnakant B. Parmar, a Security Assistant, was dismissed for alleged unauthorised absence from duty over three periods, alleged to violate Rule 3(1)(ii) and (iii) of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964. Parmar contended that he was prevented from signing the attendance register by his controlling officer…
AURELIANO FERNANDESversusSTATE OF GOA AND OTHERS
2023 INSC 52712 May 2023Appeal(s) allowed
Aureliano Fernandes, a lecturer at Goa University, was accused of sexual harassment by several female students and was served notice to explain. A Complaints Committee conducted an inquiry in May 2009, but the appellant, citing health issues, was denied extensions and the proceedings were held ex‑parte, resulting in a …
DR. SOHAIL MALIKversusUNION OF INDIA & ANR.
2025 INSC 141510 December 2025Dismissed
The case involved an IAS officer (the aggrieved woman) who alleged that an IRS officer (the appellant) sexually harassed her at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. She filed a complaint under the POSH Act before the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of her own department, the Department of Food and Public Distribution. The app…
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA & ORS.versusISRO DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
2020 INSC 48410 August 2020Appeal(s) allowed
The Supreme Court examined an appeal by the Government of India challenging the recognition of a service association formed by ISRO drivers. The respondents sought recognition under the Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 1993, claiming that drivers constitute a "distinct category" of gov…
BAKSISH AHMADversusUNION OF INDIA & ANR.
2026 INSC 6309 June 2026Appeal(s) allowed
Baksish Ahmad, a Border Security Force constable, was dismissed for contracting a second marriage without permission. He filed a statutory petition under Rule 28A of the BSF Rules, which was rejected, and subsequently filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution in the Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Co…
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERSversusDILIP PAUL
2023 INSC 9756 November 2023Appeal(s) allowed
The case concerns Dilip Paul, a former Area Organizer of the Service Selection Board, who was penalised with a 50% pension withholding after a Central Complaints Committee (CCC) found him guilty of sexual harassment based on a first complaint and a later second complaint filed by a female employee. The appellant (Union…
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KVS & ORS.versusJ. HUSSAIN
2013 INSC 6754 October 2013Appeal(s) allowed
The respondent, an Upper Division Clerk in a Kendriya Vidyalaya, was found to have entered the Principal's office while fully drunk during duty hours, an act admitted by him. A disciplinary authority, after his admission, imposed removal from service under the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. The High Court late…
UNION OF INDIA AND ORSversusP. BALASUBRAHMANAYAM
2021 INSC 1514 March 2021Appeal(s) allowed
P. Balasubrahmanayam, a Group‑B gazetted officer in the Department of Posts, was charged with nine offences, including bribery and procedural lapses. He challenged the charge memo on the ground that, because the allegations involved a vigilance angle, prior approval from the Central Vigilance Officer (CVO) as required …