STATE OF M.P. vs R.N.MISHRA

The Supreme Court held that the principle of condonation of misconduct does not apply when an employee is promoted despite pending inquiries into alleged misconduct. The Court ruled that the promotion of the respondent to the post of Assistant Conservator of Forest did not imply condonation of the earlier misconduct. The appeal by the State Government against the Tribunal's decision to set aside the penalty of withholding increments was dismissed, affirming the Tribunal's view that the misconduct allegations were effectively condoned by the promotion.