Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Sumer Singh vs. the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-Cum labour Court, Rohtak and Ors. CWP 14078/2000,on October 14, 2024, upheld the dismissal of an employee who had faced 52 departmental proceedings over 18 years and committed embezzlement even during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings. The Court further clarified that its scope of interference in disciplinary proceedings, when exercising jurisdiction under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is very limited. The Court does not have the authority to review the quantum of punishment unless it finds that the punishment is disproportionate to the offense.
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