Kalyan Dombivali Municipal ... vs Sanjay Gajanan Gharat

The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's decision that the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation lacked the authority to suspend Sanjay Gajanan Gharat, an Additional Municipal Commissioner. The court found that the suspension and subsequent departmental inquiry were not valid under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. Consequently, the court directed the reinstatement of Gharat to his position.