https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157500 Regulation 34 of the West Bengal State Electricity Board Regulations conferred an unguided power to terminate a permanent employee on three months' notice or salary in lieu, without reasons or procedural safeguards. The Supreme Court treated this as arbitrary State action, noting that the provision created a discriminatory distinction from Regulation 33 and amounted to an impermissible "hire and fire" power inconsistent with Article 14 and basic fairness in employment termination. Regulation 34 was therefore invalid, and the termination order could not stand. en-us Tue, 26 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:33:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157500 Regulation 34 of the West Bengal State Electricity Board Regulations conferred an unguided power to terminate a permanent employee on three months' notice or salary in lieu, without reasons or procedural safeguards. The Supreme Court treated this as arbitrary State action, noting that the provision created a discriminatory distinction from Regulation 33 and amounted to an impermissible "hire and fire" power inconsistent with Article 14 and basic fairness in employment termination. Regulation 34 was therefore invalid, and the termination order could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157500