https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162000 Conviction for offences under Section 498-A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act was treated as involving moral turpitude, because dowry-related conduct was viewed as inherently base and depraved; on that basis, termination under the banking service rules was justified. Suspension of sentence and pendency of the criminal appeal did not prevent the employer from acting on the conviction, since suspension does not erase the fact of conviction and service action may proceed until the conviction is set aside. If the conviction is later reversed, consequential relief may follow. en-us Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162000 Conviction for offences under Section 498-A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act was treated as involving moral turpitude, because dowry-related conduct was viewed as inherently base and depraved; on that basis, termination under the banking service rules was justified. Suspension of sentence and pendency of the criminal appeal did not prevent the employer from acting on the conviction, since suspension does not erase the fact of conviction and service action may proceed until the conviction is set aside. If the conviction is later reversed, consequential relief may follow. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162000