STATE OF U.P. vs HARENDRA ARORA

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 the State failed to provide him 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. v. B. Karunakar & Ors. (1993) 4 SCC 727, emphasizing that the specific rules applicable to the respondent required the furnishing of the enquiry report. The Court concluded that the lack of compliance with these procedural requirements invalidated the dismissal order.