GUJARAT MARITIME BOARD vs G.C.PANDYA

The Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the lower courts regarding the legality of the departmental inquiry and the punishment imposed on G.C. Pandya, a former Deputy Engineer. The Court noted that the Gujarat Maritime Board failed to file a written statement, leading to a judgment under Order VIII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court affirmed that the inquiry was conducted fairly and that the punishment of censure was justified, thus dismissing the appeal.