PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPN. vs NARINDER SINGH NIRDOSH

The Supreme Court held that the disciplinary authority has the power to impose punishment based on the severity of misconduct, as established in service law. The Court found that the High Court erred in reducing the punishment of reversion to the rank of Sub-Inspector, which was deemed too lenient given the gravity of the respondent's misconduct involving misappropriation of wheat. The Court allowed the appeal, reinstating the original punishment imposed by the disciplinary authority.