Leena Jayan v. State Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(C) 35247/2024, Kerala High Court Ernakulam, decided 02.04.2025 by Justice D. K. Singh. SBI disciplinary matter: punishment of reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay by one stage for one year without cumulative effect imposed by Disciplinary Authority (order No. DM HUB (S)/TRI/RAG/2023-24/3700 dated 30.03.2024) and upheld by Appellate Authority (order dated 24.07.2024) after domestic enquiry (hearings 15.11.2023, 24.11.2023, 16.12.2023) and appeal dated 11.05.2024. Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; liberty to file review under the Service Rules within fifteen days; review to be decided on merit without limitation objection, expeditiously; interim interlocutory applications closed. Exhibits P1-P38, R1(a). Keywords: dismissal as withdrawn; liberty to file review; limitation waived; State Bank of India; Appellate Committee; Disciplinary Authority.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; petitioner granted liberty to file a review against the Appellate Authority's order before the competent authority within fifteen days, with the authority to decide any such review on merit without raising limitation, expeditiously; all interlocutory applications on interim matters closed.