UNION OF INDIA vs P.K. KUTTAPPAN

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Kerala High Court's order affirming the Tribunal's decision to reinstate the respondent with 50% back wages. The Court found the charges against the respondent, a postal employee, serious as they violated Rule 17 of the P&T ED Agents (Conduct and Service) Rules, 1964. The Court modified the lower courts' orders, allowing reinstatement without back wages, emphasizing that the respondent should be reinstated within one week from the judgment date.