Karnataka Lokayukta
Karnataka Lokayukta

Penalty in disciplinary cases:-

  1. Union India and others Vs. Managobinda Samantaray (Civil Appeal No. 1622-1623/2022 – when the charges of misconduct are proved, deciding the quantum of appropriate punishment is within the discretionary domain and sole power of decision making authority. Such discretionary power can be interfered by the courts only if the penalty was imposed in a manner which is grossly disproportionate to the fault, as the constitutional courts while exercising the power of judicial review do not assume the role of the appeallate authority.