State Of U.P vs Harendra Arora & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Uttar Pradesh Public Services Tribunal which quashed the dismissal of Harendra Arora, an Executive Engineer, on the grounds that he was not provided with a copy of the enquiry report as mandated by Rule 55-A of the Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1930. The Court distinguished the precedent set in Managing Director, ECIL, Hyderabad & Ors. vs. B. Karunakar & Ors., emphasizing that the specific rules governing the respondent's service required the furnishing of the enquiry report, and failure to do so constituted a violation of due process. The Court concluded that the dismissal was invalid due to this procedural lapse.