HINDUSTAN PAPER CORPN. vs PURNENDU CHAKROBARTY & OS

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the order of the Hindustan Paper Corporation invoking Rule 23(vi) E of the Conduct Discipline and Appeal Rules, which deemed the first respondent to have lost his lien on employment. The Court found that the Corporation failed to provide adequate opportunity for the first respondent to explain his absence and did not follow due process as required under the Rules. The judgment emphasized the necessity of adhering to procedural fairness in disciplinary actions against employees.