U O I vs M.BHASKARAN

The Supreme Court examined whether the removal of railway employees, who obtained employment through bogus casual labourer service cards, was justified under Rule 3(1)(i) and (iii) of the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules, 1966. The Court upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision that the misconduct did not fall within the ambit of the cited rules, thus entitling the employees to reinstatement with consequential benefits. The Court refrained from determining the applicability of the rules to the misconduct, focusing instead on the Tribunal's interpretation.