WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS. vs DESH BANDHU GHOSH AND ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to strike down the first paragraph of Regulation 34 of the West Bengal State Electricity Board Regulations, which allowed for the termination of permanent employees without guidelines, as arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that arbitrary power conferred on state instrumentalities is unconstitutional and should be eliminated from employer-employee relationships. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling and referencing prior cases such as Workman, Hindustan Steel Ltd. v. Hindustan Steel Ltd., AIR 1985 SC 251.