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ITEM NO.103
SECTION XII
COURT NO.11
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S).
I N D I A
1958/2009
For Appellant(s)
CA 1958/09 & rr in
CA 1964/09
CA 1964/09
For Respondent(s)
following
O R D E R
terms
of
the
The
appeals
shall
stand
allowed
in
signed order.
[VINOD LAKHINA]
[SNEH
LATA SHARMA]
COURT MASTER
MASTER
Signature Not Verified
COURT
Digitally signed by
Vinod Lakhina
Date: 2014.08.08
16:53:16 IST
[SIGNED ORDER IS PLACED ON THE FILE]
Reason:
1958 OF 2009
REGISTRAR GENERAL,
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE
AT MADRAS
...APPELLANT
VERSUS
K.MUTHUKUMARASAMY
...RESPONDENT
WITH
1964 OF 2009
G. PUSHKALA
...APPELLANT
VERSUS
...RESPONDENTS
ORDER
Both
these
appeals
being
directed
2007
passed
by
the
High
Court
of
Judicature
at
Madras
whereas
Civil
the
punishment
of
Compulsory
the
has
said
been
interfered
respondent
with
has
been
have
heard
Senior
Mr.
Counsel
Anand
Grover,
appearig
for
the
Rajeev
B.
appearing
Masodkar,
Appeal
for
the
No.1958
of
learned
appellant
counsel
2009;
Civil
Mr.
Arjun
and
in
K. Muthukumarasamy.
3
By
memo
dated
5th
June,
2000,
The
respondent/delinquent
K.
him
and
submitted
his
written
In
the
six
course
of
the
said
proceeding,
leveled
and
large
number
of
documents
were
also
exhibited.
The
actually
part
of
his
which
the
delinquent
was
examination.
delinquent,
missing
According
the
from
to
aforesaid
his
drawer
slips
and
the
were
despite
P-2
and
P-3
were
introduced
by
with
the
loan
that
she
had
The
Enquiry
Officer
returned
to
the
delinquent
explanations
obtained,
the
Chief
learned
was
and
his
considered
Justice
of
by
the
High
conclusion
that
the
charges
against
Justice
facts
of
impose
of
The learned
the
the
retirement
the
case
High
Court
thought
it
punishment
the
proper
of
which
in
to
compulsory
punishment
was
the
imposed
order
by
of
the
Compulsory
Disciplinary
by
registered
2003.
instituting
as
Earlier
Writ
writ
Petition
proceeding
thereto,
No.29024
the
of
complainant
cases
of
sexual
harassment
in
the
to
Writ
Petition
the
came
be
heard
together.
filed
by
the
A
order
reading
of
the
of
High
the
very
Court
elaborate
would
seem
to
ground
Enquiry
that
Officer
the
findings
and
the
of
the
Disciplinary
were
unacceptable.
highly
improbable
The
contents
and
of
the
P-3
were
taken
into
account
by
the
to
the
the
explanation
offered
effect
that
connection
such
with
complainant.
phone
the
calls
loan
in
by
the
taken
were
reverse
Officer
as
the
findings
accepted
of
by
the
the
Enquiry
Disciplinary
We
elaborate
have
read
and
order
passed
considered
by
the
the
learned
in
his
has
discussed
the
support
categorically
of
held
the
that
charges
the
and
evidence
has
of
PW-1-
complainant
and
stood
corroborated
PW-3,
PW-4,
by
the
husband
evidence
and
of
PW-6
of
who
are
delinquent. The
Chief
specifically
her
the
PW-5
co-employees
learned
PW-2-
Justice
recorded
had
his
also
reasons
for
exercise
of
Undoubtedly,
the
writ
would
the
jurisdiction,
have
disturb
in
the
the
power
findings
and
of
fact
High
court
competence
to
so
long
such
on
be
record
and
sustained
consideration
of
the
on
such
view
taken
reasonable
materials.
This
739
learned
(Para
counsel
51)
for
relied
upon
the
respondent
by
the
is
It
the
order
of
and
in
Compulsory
Retirement.
namely,
the
compulsory
with
effect
from
the
date
on
We
pendency
are
of
respondent
told
the
that
present
delinquent
during
the
appeals
the
employee
has
What
the
delinquent
including
his
10
we
leave
to
Disciplinary
the
Authority
discretion
which
of
power
the
will
Both
the
appeals
shall
stand
....................,J.
(RANJAN GOGOI)
....................,J.
(M.Y. EQBAL)
NEW DELHI
AUGUST 06, 2014
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