Mitigating Factors Like Long Service, Promotions To Be Considered While Imposing Punishment On Delinquent Employee: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has ruled in favor of a bank officer, Sri M.R. Nagarajan, in WRIT APPEAL NO. 1337 OF 2015. Nagarajan, earlier dismissed from service for alleged reckless lending and negligence, has received a reduced punishment of compulsory retirement. Background of the Case Nagarajan, a former Branch Manager at Syndicate Bank's Kadagondanahalli branch in Bangalore, was dismissed from service in 2008 following a disciplinary inquiry. The inquiry found…