Hon.Supreme Court quashes the Order of Punishment by the Accountant General on Com.R.Krishnakumar
Extract of the Court Order
9. Upon perusal of the afore stated
provision, it is very clear that by way of major penalty, an employee can be
placed in a lower time scale of pay, grade, post or service, for a period which
might be specified in the order of penalty but there is no provision with
regard to reverting an employee by way of punishment to a lower post on
permanent basis.
10. In view of the afore stated clear legal
position, in our opinion, the punishment imposed upon the appellant cannot be
said to be legal and therefore, we quash the same and we also quash the order
whereby the said punishment has been confirmed by the High Court.
