https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173570 Judicial review of disciplinary punishment is limited to cases where the penalty is irrational, arbitrary, or so disproportionate that it shocks the conscience. Applying that standard, removal from service for an employee who entered the workplace intoxicated and forcibly entered the Principal's office was treated as a proportionate response to serious misconduct. The Court noted that the proved charge and medical record supported the disciplinary authority's assessment of gravity, and it held that the High Court erred by minimising the misconduct and substituting a lesser punishment instead of remitting the matter for reconsideration. en-us Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:01:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173570 Judicial review of disciplinary punishment is limited to cases where the penalty is irrational, arbitrary, or so disproportionate that it shocks the conscience. Applying that standard, removal from service for an employee who entered the workplace intoxicated and forcibly entered the Principal's office was treated as a proportionate response to serious misconduct. The Court noted that the proved charge and medical record supported the disciplinary authority's assessment of gravity, and it held that the High Court erred by minimising the misconduct and substituting a lesser punishment instead of remitting the matter for reconsideration. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173570