SOUTH BENGAL STATE TRANSPORT CORP. vs ASHOK KUMAR GHOSH .

The Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision to quash the punishment imposed on the respondent, a Conductor, by the South Bengal State Transport Corporation. The Court found that the appointment of the Divisional Manager as the Enquiry Officer, who also issued the charge-sheet, indicated bias, violating principles of natural justice. The Court emphasized that the disciplinary proceedings must be free from bias, as established in Article 14 of the Constitution of India, leading to the conclusion that the punishment was invalid.