Punjab SPO Awarded ₹5 Lakh Compensation After Discharge Over Pending Criminal Case: Supreme Court

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has declared that a government employee cannot be dismissed or discharged solely because there is an ongoing criminal case against him. The court emphasized that the mere pendency of criminal proceedings does not justify removal from service. This ruling was delivered while hearing a case involving a Punjab Special Police Officer (SPO), Satpal Singh, who was discharged from his job over a pending…