Peon Dismissed Over Allegations of Taking Tea and Biscuits from Office Reinstated: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the reinstatement of contractual peon Ranjeet Kumar Himanshu after holding that his dismissal from service over allegations of taking tea powder and biscuits from the office was legally unsustainable. The Court ruled that the action violated the Principles Of Natural Justice because the show-cause notice was vague and the punishment of dismissal after nearly 17 years of service was grossly disproportionate to the allegations.…