Petitioner sought release of service benefits including gratuity and leave encashment. Court disposed of petition reserving it for revival after reviewing respondent's reply denying benefits due to dismissal for corruption-related offences.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
244 CWP-839-2022
Date of decision: 05.11.2024
Lachhman Singh ...Petitioner
Versus
General Manager, Zonal Office, Central Bank of India and others
...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY
Present : None for the petitioner.
Mr. Gaurav Goel, Advocate for the respondents.
AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral)
1. Prayer made in the present petition is for directing the respondents to release the service benefits of the petitioner i.e. leave encashment, gratuity etc.
“4. That the contents of the corresponding paragraph of the above titled petition are wrong and hence denied. That the petitioner was dismissed from the services of the Bank on his conviction for offences involving moral turpitude under Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 by the Hon'ble Court of Special Judge, CBI, Patiala, Punjab. That the petitioner was provided with Provident Fund amount but the gratuity was forfeited in view of the provisions of Section 4(6) of the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 read with Central Bank of India Employees' Gratuity Fund Rules 1975 and leave encashment was denied in terms of Regulation 38 of Central Bank of India (Officers') Service Regulations, 1979.”
3. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of, reserving the petitioner with a liberty to get it revived, in case need arises.
(AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 05.11.2024 Hemant Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No
HAMANT 2024.11.06 10:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to release of service benefits like gratuity and leave encashment after dismissal for offences involving moral turpitude.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Lachhman Singh
General Manager, Zonal Office, Central Bank of India
Aman Chaudhary
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
