https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127670 In disciplinary matters, interference with a removal penalty is permitted only on clear, cogent reasons showing disproportionality or other exceptional grounds. A conductor, as a person in a position of trust dealing with passengers, is expected to maintain honesty and integrity; repeated misconduct and proved charges justified strict punishment. The Labour Court gave no convincing basis for treating removal from service as excessive, and the High Court likewise modified the award without independently examining the material or explaining why intervention was warranted. The reinstatement and consequential reliefs were therefore unsustainable, and the employer's action was upheld. en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 May 2014 14:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127670 In disciplinary matters, interference with a removal penalty is permitted only on clear, cogent reasons showing disproportionality or other exceptional grounds. A conductor, as a person in a position of trust dealing with passengers, is expected to maintain honesty and integrity; repeated misconduct and proved charges justified strict punishment. The Labour Court gave no convincing basis for treating removal from service as excessive, and the High Court likewise modified the award without independently examining the material or explaining why intervention was warranted. The reinstatement and consequential reliefs were therefore unsustainable, and the employer's action was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=127670