Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850

The respondent, an Assistant Law Officer of the Haryana State Electricity Board, was charge‑sheeted under Regulation 7 of the Board's Punishment and Appeal Regulations for a alleged major breach. After submitting three replies, the Board, satisfied with his explanations, chose to impose only a minor penalty—stopping on…

The respondent, a former Sub‑Divisional Engineer in the Department of Telecommunication, was convicted in two criminal cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act and faced parallel disciplinary proceedings for a trap case and for possessing assets disproportionate to his known income. Two charge‑sheets were issued un…

Vijay Shankar Pandey, an IAS officer, was charged under the All India Services (Conduct) Rules for filing a writ petition that criticised the government’s handling of black‑money issues. An enquiry officer exonerated him, but the Uttar Pradesh government rejected the report and ordered a fresh two‑member inquiry board …

The respondent, a Group B officer of the Geological Survey of India, was subjected to a departmental inquiry under Rule 14(2) of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, where the Inquiry Officer was a retired chief general manager taken from a panel approved by the Central Vigilance…

Pawan Kumaragarwala, a bank officer, was charged with misconduct for allegedly influencing a loan application and helping a borrower obtain a second loan from another SBI branch without disclosing an existing loan. A disciplinary enquiry found several charges proved and imposed dismissal. The High Court Single Judge se…

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…