L.I.C. OF INDIA vs SUSHIL

The Supreme Court held that the protection granted in State of Maharashtra v. Milind (2001) cannot be universally applied to all cases involving Scheduled Tribe claims. The Court emphasized that the respondent's claim of belonging to a Scheduled Tribe was found to be fraudulent by the Scrutiny Committee, and the High Court's reliance on the Milind case was erroneous. The Court upheld the termination of the respondent's employment with LIC, stating that the peculiar circumstances of Milind's case, involving a doctor, do not apply to the respondent's situation as an LIC employee.