Ram Ashish Dixit vs Chairman Purvanchal Gramin Bank Ltd& ...

The Supreme Court held that the disciplinary proceedings against the appellant were conducted in accordance with the Gorakhpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Employees) Service Regulation, 1980, specifically referencing Rules 17 and 19. The Court found that the disciplinary authority's decision to impose a penalty of stoppage of increment and partial recovery of loan was justified, as the charges against the appellant were substantiated. The Court upheld the appellate authority's modification of the penalty, affirming the procedural integrity of the disciplinary process.