Adverse Remarks on Employee's Integrity Must Be Backed by Conclusive Evidence in Disciplinary Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra delivered a significant judgment involving the disciplinary action taken against a former Branch Manager of the Central Bank of India, Shri Rajat Kumar Varshney, under the Central Bank of India Officers' Conduct Regulations and Discipline and Appeal Regulations, 1976. The court emphasized that adverse remarks on an employee’s integrity must be backed by…