DIRECTOR, TOWN PLANNING MAHARASHTRA &ANR vs BHALCHANDRA VASANTRAO KULKARNI

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Bombay High Court, which dismissed the appellant's writ petition challenging the termination of the respondent's employment as a Peon without a departmental inquiry under Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India. The Court found that the reasons for dispensing with the inquiry were not recorded prior to the termination order, as established by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. Consequently, the termination was deemed invalid due to procedural impropriety, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.