https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168085 Regulation 20(3)(ii) of the UCO Bank (Officers') Service Regulations, 1979 was confined to the resignation and termination framework and could not be extended to deem disciplinary proceedings initiated under the separate 1976 disciplinary regulations. Under the 1976 scheme, disciplinary action begins only with framing and service of a charge-sheet, while a preliminary enquiry is merely a limited step to decide whether such proceedings should be initiated. The text also emphasises that a legal fiction must operate only within the purpose for which it is created, and that statutory provisions must be read purposively and harmoniously without enlarging the fiction beyond its scope. en-us Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168085 Regulation 20(3)(ii) of the UCO Bank (Officers') Service Regulations, 1979 was confined to the resignation and termination framework and could not be extended to deem disciplinary proceedings initiated under the separate 1976 disciplinary regulations. Under the 1976 scheme, disciplinary action begins only with framing and service of a charge-sheet, while a preliminary enquiry is merely a limited step to decide whether such proceedings should be initiated. The text also emphasises that a legal fiction must operate only within the purpose for which it is created, and that statutory provisions must be read purposively and harmoniously without enlarging the fiction beyond its scope. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168085